prelim

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a minor match preceding the main event
  2. noun an examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue

Etymology

Clipping of preliminary. Sense 2 ("clipping of preliminary examination") was originally Oxford University slang, now in common use.

In classic literature

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