EGAVE

prelims

About 0.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun plural of prelim
  2. noun The preliminary front matter of a book; all content preceding the main text or work itself.
  3. noun Preliminary examinations taken as a whole, as sat by an individual or year group.
    Are you done with prelims yet?

Similar words

front matter frontmatter front-matter preliminary preface foreword prepublication introduction preheader proem

Often followed by

and of in are were at for to or

Word family

prelim

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