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Prelims

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Noun
  1. 1
    plural of prelim form-of, plural
  2. 2
    written matter preceding the main text of a book wordnet
  3. 3
    The preliminary front matter of a book; all content preceding the main text or work itself.

    "A book usually consists of three sections: preliminary matter (also called prelims or front matter), the main text, and end matter. All books have some kind of prelims, all have a text, and most works of non-fiction have end matter."

  4. 4
    Preliminary examinations taken as a whole, as sat by an individual or year group. collective, uncountable

    "Are you done with prelims yet?"

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