preliminary : Idioms & Phrases
preliminary exam
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noun an examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue
preliminary exam; prelim.
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preliminary examination
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noun an examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue
preliminary exam; prelim.
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preliminary prospectus
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noun a first draft of a prospectus; must be clearly marked to indicate that parts may be changed in the final prospectus
red herring.
- because some portions of the cover page are printed in red ink a preliminary prospectus is sometimes called a red herring