Plural of preliminary

Forms of preliminary

Preliminaries in a sentence

• In the Chinese novels, often of a very literary character, devoted to masculine love, it seems that all the preliminaries and transports of normal love are to be found, while physical union may terminate the scene.1927, Havelock Ellis, Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 (of 6)
• During the preliminaries I, as usual, "got her going" by irritation of the clitoris, among other things.1948, Journal of Clinical Psychology: Monograph Supplement. From the entry get going
• When dogs fight, there are usually preliminaries to the actual combat — snarlings and bristlings and stiff-legged struttings.1906 May–October, Jack London, White Fang, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., published October 1906, →OCLC…. From the entry bristling
• But White Fang learned to omit these preliminaries.1906 May–October, Jack London, White Fang, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., published October 1906, →OCLC…. From the entry bristling
• Saturday's events are the junior and senior frog-jump preliminaries in the morning, and in the afternoon the qualifying trials for the International Frog Jump.1964 May, Tom MacPherson, “The Jumpers of Calaveras”, in Boys' Life, volume 54, number 5, page 71. From the entry frog jump

Meaning of preliminary

1. adjective In preparation for the main matter; initial, introductory, preparatory.
2. noun A preparation for a main matter; an introduction.
3. noun Any of a series of sports events that determine the finalists.

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Questions about the plural of preliminary

What is the plural of preliminary?

The plural of preliminary is preliminaries.

Is preliminary countable?

Preliminary is a countable noun.