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preliminary noun [C, usually plural]. âº an âevent or âaction that prepares for or âintroduces something: After the greetings and other preliminaries, the âmeeting got down to serious âbusiness. (Definition of preliminary from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary Â© Cambridge University Press).
a preliminary statement in a book by the book's author or editor, setting forth its purpose and scope, expressing acknowledgment of assistance from others, etc. 2. an introductory part, as of a speech. 3. something preliminary or introductory: The meeting was the preface to an alliance.