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prelim Definition


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prelim
noun
    colloq:
    1. In Scotland: any one of a set of school examinations taken before the public ones.
    2. The first public examination in certain universities.
    3. printing.
      The title page, contents page and other matter preceding the main text of a book.
      Form: prelims
Etymology: 19c: an abbreviation of preliminaries.



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