(preliminary matter)
1Matter of Life and Death (Space: 1999) — Matter of Life and Death Space: 1999 episode Episode no. Season 1 Episode 2 Directed by Charles Crichton Written by …
2preliminary — preliminarily, adv. /pri lim euh ner ee/, adj., n., pl. preliminaries. adj. 1. preceding and leading up to the main part, matter, or business; introductory; preparatory: preliminary examinations. n. 2. something preliminary, as an introductory or …
3preliminary — I. noun (plural naries) Etymology: French préliminaires, plural, from Medieval Latin praeliminaris, adjective, preliminary, from Latin prae pre + limin , limen threshold Date: 1656 something that precedes or is introductory or preparatory: as a.… …
4preliminary — pre•lim•i•nar•y [[t]prɪˈlɪm əˌnɛr i[/t]] adj. n. pl. nar•ies 1) preceding and leading up to the main part, matter, or business; introductory; preparatory 2) something preliminary, as an introductory or preparatory step, measure, or stage 3) spo a …
5preliminary — /prəˈlɪmənəri / (say pruh limuhnuhree), /prəˈlɪmənri/ (say pruh limuhnree) adjective 1. preceding and leading up to the main matter or business; introductory; preparatory. 2. SA History in possession of a preliminary section: preliminary… …
6preliminary — 1. adjective /pɹᵻˈlɪmᵻnəɹi/ in preparation for the main matter; initial, introductory, preparatory These are just the preliminary results. Ant: definitive, final 2 …
7preliminary — Synonyms and related words: advance, advanced, antecedent, anterior, arrangement, avant garde, avant propos, basic training, beginning, breakthrough, briefing, chief, clearing the decks, coming out, curtain raiser, debut, embarkation, embarkment …
8Matter Under Inquiry — A Matter Under Inquiry (MUI, pronounced muey [1], sometimes called Matter Under Investigation[2]) is a term used by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission to describe preliminary investigations it makes into alleged financial fraud… …
9preliminary — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. introductory, preparatory, prefatory. See preparation, precedence. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. preparatory, preceding, prefatory; see introductory 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. introductory …
10preliminary — adj 1. preparatory, prefatory, precursory, prelusive, proemial; introductory, inaugural; beginning, opening, initiatory, exordial; preceding, precedent, previous, prevenient, prior, foregoing, anterior, antecedent. n 2. introductory step or… …
