Word of the Day.

preliminary  

 

Function: adjective

Meaning:
: coming before the main part of something
Examples:
<Preliminary findings/studies/tests show that the drug could help patients with skin cancer.>
<The preliminary [=early] results of the experiment are encouraging.>
<a preliminary hearing>
<The team was eliminated in the preliminary round of the tournament.>
<research that is preliminary tothe study>