A means or measure or an action taken in preparation of.
Work preparing or laying the ground for something that is planned to come later.
The initial section; a foreword; a preface; a lead-in; a kind of beginning before something really starts, etc.
designed to orient or acquaint with the a situation before proceeding; "a preliminary investigation"
something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows; "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner"
a minor match preceding the main event
designed to orient or acquaint with a situation before proceeding; "a preliminary investigation"
something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important; designed to orient or acquaint with a situation before proceeding
