prelim

noun or adjective

pre·​lim ˈprē-ˌlim How to pronounce prelim (audio)
pri-ˈlim

Examples of prelim in a Sentence

a medical assistant had done all of the prelim work before the physician even walked into the examining room
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The steeplechase prelims are scheduled for 5:38 p.m. Thursday, June 12. Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 10 June 2025 The prelims will feature bouts between Bruno Silva (14-6-2) and Joshua Van (13-2), Azamat Murzakanov (14-0) and Brendson Ribeiro (17-7), Serghei Spivac (17-5) and Waldo Cortes-Acosta (13-1), as well as Khaos Williams (15-4) and Andreas Gustafsson (11-2). Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025 Sitting in the Birmingham High bleachers wearing headphones before running the 400 meters at the City Section track and field prelims, 17-year-old senior Nathan Santa Cruz looks like a teenager comfortable and confident. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025 Jaden Jefferson, De La Salle track and field: Jefferson set the state record in the 100 with a 10.01 finish in the prelims at the CIF track and field championships. Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 2 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for prelim

Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of prelim was in 1891

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“Prelim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prelim. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.

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