how to pronounce preliminary
/pɹɪˈlɪməˌnɛɹiː/
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preliminary is pronounced in five syllables
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An example use of preliminary in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… in some of the very preliminary early …”
meaning of preliminary
Preliminary means an introductory or preparatory step.
preliminary frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR
the word preliminary occurs in english on average 5.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
topics preliminary can be related to
it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that preliminary can be often used in the following areas:
1) communication, information, and media;
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