adj. Function: adjective
serving to make ready the way for something that follows FF1C; held a preliminary discussion to set up the agenda of the conference FF1E;
Synonyms: inductive, introductory, prefatial, prefatorial, prefatory, ||prelim, preludial, prelusive, preparative, preparatory, proemial
Related Words: primal, primary; elemental, elementary; basic, fundamental; fitting, preparing, readying
Antonyms: postliminary