Definition of PRELIM

prelim

Plural: prelims

Noun

  • a minor match preceding the main event
  • an examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue
  • Something preliminary, such as a trial, report, race, etc.
  • Clipping of preliminary examination; a type of exam sat at the end of the first year of most undergraduate degrees.
  • The preliminary front matter of a book; all content preceding the main text or work itself.

Adj

  • Preliminary.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

preliminary, preliminary exam, preliminary examination

Scrabble Score: 10

prelim is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
prelim is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 13

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