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Prelim

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Informal A preliminary: teams that were eliminated in the prelims; studied hard for my prelims.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. preliminary

n. Something preliminary, such as a trial, report, race, etc.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a minor match preceding the main event

n. an examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue

Word Usage

"The Cats earned the right to contest their third-straight 'prelim' with a hard-fought but thoroughly professional 14-point qualifying final victory over the Western Bulldogs at the MCG on Saturday."

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athletic competition athletics athletic contest examination test

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