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preliminariness

preliminariness noun: the state or condition of being preliminary.

Noun

preliminariness (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being preliminary.

Origin of preliminariness

From preliminary + -ness.

Questions about preliminariness

What does preliminariness mean?
Preliminariness means the state or condition of being preliminary.
What part of speech is preliminariness?
Preliminariness is a noun.

Words near preliminariness in the dictionary

  1. preliminarily
  2. preliminarily enjoin
  3. preliminarily enjoined
  4. preliminarily enjoining
  5. preliminarily enjoins
  6. preliminariness
  7. preliminarity
  8. preliminarly
  9. preliminary
  10. preliminary examination
  11. preliminary examinations

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