prelim

Adj

Preliminary.

Noun

1. (informal) Something preliminary, such as a trial, report, race, etc.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, plural-normally) Clipping of preliminary examination; a type of exam sat at the end of the first year of most undergraduate degrees.
3. (in-plural) The preliminary front matter of a book; all content preceding the main text or work itself.

Etymology

Clipping of preliminary.
Sense 2 ("clipping of preliminary examination") was originally Oxford University slang, now in common use.

Synonyms

preliminary exam

preliminary examination

preliminary

prefatory

preparatory

prelusive

beta

preallable

initial

introductory

Translations

preliminar

examen preliminar

partit preliminar

preliminars

vorläufig

präliminär

προκαταρκτικός

préliminaire

introduttivo

preliminare

previo

istruttorio

orientativo

tentamen

wstępny