CEFR C1

preliminal

adjective

Meaning

Preliminal means in preparation for the main matter; initial, introductory, preparatory.

Examples

The writer described the response as preliminal.
A preliminal tone can change the mood of a conversation.

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preliminal (C1)

adjective

Definition

Preliminal means in preparation for the main matter; initial, introductory, preparatory.

Examples

The writer described the response as preliminal.
A preliminal tone can change the mood of a conversation.

How to Use preliminal

preliminal + noun (collocation): Use preliminal before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a preliminal reaction."
become preliminal (collocation): Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became preliminal near the end."

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