preliminary
B1Ածական/US /prɪlˈɪmənˌɛriː/ prĭl-ĬM-ən-ĕr-ē; UK /prɪlˈɪmənˌɛriː/ prĭl-ĬM-ən-ĕr-ē/
Introductory; previous; preceding the main discourse or business; prefatory; as, preliminary observations to a discourse or book; preliminary articles to a treaty; preliminary measures; preliminary examinations.
