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preliminarily

/pɹɪˌɫɪməˈnɛɹɪɫi/ adv

In a preliminary manner.

Word Origin Preliminarily is built from Latin prae- 'before' and limen 'threshold' — so something done before crossing the threshold, before the main event. The same root limen gives us liminal (on the threshold), subliminal (below the threshold of consciousness), and eliminate (literally 'to put out of the threshold,' to expel). A great example of how a word about doorways became a word about beginnings.

adv In a preliminary manner.

The committee preliminarily approved the proposal pending further review.

(副词) 初步地；预先地

委员会初步批准了该提案，等待进一步审查。

(adverbio) preliminarmente; de manera preliminar; de forma preliminar [De manera preliminar.]

El comité aprobó preliminarmente la propuesta, pendiente de una revisión más profunda.

(adverbe) préliminairement; préalablement; au préalable; à titre préliminaire [De manière préliminaire ; à titre provisoire ou préparatoire.]

Le comité a approuvé préliminairement la proposition en attendant un examen plus approfondi.

(Adverb) vorläufig; einstweilig [auf vorläufige Weise; in einer einleitenden oder vorbereitenden Art und Weise.]

Der Ausschuss stimmte **preliminarily** dem Vorschlag zu, vorbehaltlich einer weiteren Prüfung.

(副詞) 予備的に、暫定的に。

委員会はさらなる検討を保留にして、提案を予備的に承認した。

(advérbio) preliminarmente; de forma preliminar; de modo preliminar [De maneira preliminar.]

O comitê aprovou preliminarmente a proposta, aguardando análise adicional.

Synonyms: initially firstly provisionally tentatively by way of introduction Antonyms: finally conclusively definitively permanently
Word parts: pre + limin + ary + ly

Related words

preliminary subliminally eliminate elimination eliminator sublime sublimely sublimity sublimate sublimation

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