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Pronunciation / Transliteration: pɾe.li.miˈna.ɾes
"Terminados los preliminares, comenzó el debate oficial."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Actions or events serving as an introduction, preparation, or prelude to something more important.
"After a few brief preliminaries, the committee moved straight to the main agenda." - 2
Introductory stages or preliminary rounds in a competition or tournament.
"She easily qualified from the preliminaries into the final round of the 100-meter sprint."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin prefix 'prae-' (before) combined with 'limen' (threshold), entering English via French in the 17th century. Originally denoting the steps taken before crossing a threshold, it evolved to describe introductory or preparatory measures preceding a main event.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Preliminaries" is said worldwide
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préalables
Transliteration: pʁe.a.labl
"Il faut régler quelques préalables avant de signer le contrat."
Vorbereitungen
Transliteration: foːɐ̯bəˈʁaɪtʊŋən
"Nach einigen kurzen Vorbereitungen begann die Konferenz."
preliminari
Transliteration: pre.li.miˈna.ri
"Espletati i preliminari, siamo passati al voto."
preliminares
Transliteration: pɾe.li.miˈna.ɾes
"Terminados los preliminares, comenzó el debate oficial."
preliminares
Transliteration: pɾe.li.miˈna.ɾis
"Cumpridas as preliminares, a reunião foi aberta."
प्रस्तावना
Transliteration: prastavana
"मुख्य बैठक से पहले कुछ प्रस्तावना पूरी की गईं।"
预备工作
Transliteration: yùbèi gōngzuò
"做完必要的预备工作后，会议开始了。"
예비 절차
Transliteration: yebi jeolcha
"간단한 예비 절차가 끝난 후 본회의가 시작되었습니다."
予備手続き
Transliteration: yobi tetsuzuki
"いくつかの予備手続きを終えてから本番に入った。"
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