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Showing words for PRELIMINARY using the English dictionary

11 Letter Words for Preliminary

preliminary

9 Letter Words for Preliminary

lampyrine, paynimrie, primarily

8 Letter Words for Preliminary

airliner, alpinery, impairer, imperial, liminary, palmerin, perryman

7 Letter Words for Preliminary

airline, alypine, empirin, impaler, impanel, impearl, imperia, imperil, impeyan, inlayer, lairier, lairmen, lampern, lamprey, larmier, lemanry, lempira, limnery, lineary, lipemia, lyreman, maniple, manlier, marilyn, mariner, marlier, marline, merrily, miliary, mineral, mirlier, myriare, nailery, nirlier, palmery, palmier, pearlin, permian, pierian, pinrail, plainer, plenary, prairie, praline, premial, primary, primely, primine, railmen, rainier, rainily, ramilie, ramline, rampier, rampler, rapiner, reimply

6 Letter Words for Preliminary

aerily, airier, airily, airmen, aliner, alipin, almery, almner, alpine, alypin, ampery, ampler, amylin, amyrin, anerly, aniler, armine, emilia, empair, emparl, empiry, enrail, impair, impale, impane, imparl, impery, inlier, inrail, irreal, lainer, lamper, lanier, larine, laymen, layner, limier, limina, limine, limner, limper, limpin, linear, linier, liniya, mailer, mailie, mainer, mainly, mairie, maline, marine, marler, marlin, meanly, menial, meprin, merlin, milner, minery, minier, mirier, myelin, nailer, namely, napery, napier, nearly, nepali, niamey, nirlie, painim, pairer, pairle, palier, palmer, palmie, palmin, panime, pareil, parine, parley, parnel, parrel, paynim, pearly, penial, pernyi, pialyn, pieman, pilary, piline, pineal, pinery, pinier, pirlie, pirner, pirnie, pirrie, plainy, planer, player, prayer, prearm, prelim, preman, premia, primal, primar, primer, primly, prinia, pryler, pyemia, pyinma, pyrena, railer, rainer, ramper, rapely, rapier, rapine, rapini, rarely, rearii, rearly, relamp, remail, remain, renail, repair, replan, replay, repray, rerail, rilier, rimaye, rimery, rimier, rimple, ripely, ripier, yarner

5 Letter Words for Preliminary

aiery, aimer, airer, alien, alpen, amine, amini, amire, amper, ample, amply, anile, anime, animi, apery, apiin, apili, april, ariel, armer, armil, armin, arpen, arrie, ayelp, ayrie, early, elain, elamp, email, emily, enami, enarm, enlay, enpia, enray, eyrar, eyrir, ilima, imari, imine, impar, impel, impen, imper, imply, inarm, inerm, inial, inlay, irani, irena, irian, laine, lairy, lamer, lamin, laney, lapin, larin, larry, layer, layne, leany, learn, leary, leman, lemna, lepra, lepry, liane, liman, limen, limer, limey, limpa, limpy, linea, liner, liney, linie, lipin, maile, maine, maire, malie, manei, maney, manie, manly, maple, marie, marle, marli, marly, marri, marry, mealy, meany, meiny, melia, meril, merry, milan, miler, milia, milpa, minae, minar, miner, minie, mirin, mirly, mylar, naily, nairy, namer, narre, nepal, neral, niepa, nirly, nymil, paine, paire, paler, palmy, panel, panim, parel, paren, parer, parle, parli, parly, parry, payen, payer, pearl, pelma, penal, perai, peril, perry, pilar, pilea, pilei, piler, pilin, pilmy, piman, piner, piney, pinyl, pirai, pirny, plain, plane, plena, pleny, plier, plyer, prela, premy, prial, priam, prier, prima, prime, primi, primy, prine, pylar, pyral, pyran, raile, raine, rainy, ramen, ramie, ramin, ranli, raper, rayle, rayne, realm, reamy, rearm, reina, relap, relay, reman, remap, renal, renay, repay, repin, repla, reply, repry, reran, riley, rimae, rimal, rimer, rimpi, ripal, ripen, riper, riyal, ryper, yamen, yarer, yealm, yearn

4 Letter Words for Preliminary

aiel, aile, aine, aire, airn, airy, alem, alen, alep, alii, alin, alme, amel, amen, amie, amil, amin, amli, amyl, anil, anim, anre, aper, apii, aren, aril, arle, army, arni, arri, aryl, ayen, ayin, ayme, ayne, ayre, earl, earn, eila, eira, eiry, elan, elmy, emir, enam, epil, eral, eria, erin, eyra, iare, ilea, ilia, iman, impi, impy, inia, inly, ipil, iran, irpe, iyar, laen, laer, lain, lair, lame, lamp, lane, lare, lari, larn, leam, lean, leap, lear, leir, lena, lepa, lerp, liar, lien, lier, liin, lima, lime, limn, limp, limy, lina, line, liny, lipa, lipe, lira, lire, liri, lyam, lyme, lyne, lyra, lyre, mail, main, mair, male, mali, mane, mani, many, mare, mari, marl, mary, meal, mean, mear, mein, mela, meny, meri, merl, miae, mian, mien, mila, mile, mine, mini, miny, mire, miri, miry, mrna, myal, myel, myna, nael, nail, nale, name, nape, nare, narr, nary, neal, neap, near, nema, nepa, nile, nipa, nirl, nypa, pail, pain, pair, pale, pali, palm, paly, pane, pare, pari, parl, parr, paye, peai, peal, pean, pear, pela, peni, peri, perm, pern, pial, pian, pien, pier, pila, pile, pili, pilm, pily, pima, pina, pine, pirl, pirn, pirr, plan, play, plea, plia, plie, plim, pram, pray, prem, prey, prie, prim, prin, pyal, pyin, pyla, pyne, pyre, rail, rain, rale, rame, rami, ramp, rane, rape, rare, real, ream, rean, reap, rear, reim, rein, rely, reny, repl, repr, rial, riel, riem, rier, rile, rima, rime, rimy, rine, ripa, ripe, ryal, ryen, ryme, rype, yair, yale, yali, yamp, yare, yarl, yarm, yarn, yarr, yean, year, yelm, yelp, yeni, yern, yipe, yirm, yirn, yirr, ylem, ymir, ympe

3 Letter Words for Preliminary

aer, ail, aim, ain, air, ale, aln, alp, aly, ame, ami, amp, amy, ane, any, ape, apl, apr, are, arm, arn, arr, ary, aye, ayr, eam, ean, ear, eir, ela, eli, elm, emp, enl, epa, epi, era, ern, err, eyl, eyn, eyr, ile, imi, imp, ipl, ipm, ipr, ira, ire, lai, lam, lan, lap, lar, lay, lea, lei, lem, lep, ler, ley, lie, lim, lin, lip, lir, lnr, lpm, lpn, lye, lym, lyn, mae, mal, man, map, mar, may, mea, mei, mel, men, mer, mia, mil, min, mir, mna, mri, mya, nae, nam, nap, nar, nay, nea, nei, nep, nie, nil, nim, nip, nye, pal, pam, pan, par, pay, pea, pel, pen, per, pia, pie, pil, pin, pir, pli, ply, pre, prn, pry, pya, pye, pyr, rai, ram, ran, rap, ray, rea, rei, rel, rem, rep, ria, rie, rim, rin, rip, rle, rly, rna, rpm, rya, rye, yam, yan, yap, yar, yea, yen, yep, yer, yin, yip

Definitions for Preliminary

[1] preceding and leading up to the main part, matter, or business; introductory; preparatory: preliminary examinations.
[2] something preliminary, as an introductory or preparatory step, measure, contest, etc.: He passed the preliminary and went on to the finals.
[3] a boxing match or other athletic contest that takes place before the main event on the program: A preliminary was fought at 8:00.
[4] a preliminary examination, as of a candidate for an academic degree.
[5] preliminaries, Printing . front matter.
[6] (usually prenominal) occurring before or in preparation; introductory
[7] a preliminary event or occurrence
[8] an eliminating contest held before the main competition

Words related to Preliminary

prior, preparatory, exploratory, opening, primary, trial, fundamental, basic, test, pilot, first, readying, foundation, introduction, preparation, start, initiation, groundwork, preface, preamble

Words nearby Preliminary

prelexical, prelibation, prelim, prelim., preliminaries, preliminary, preliminary sat/national merit qualifying test, prelimit, prelims, prelingually deaf, preliterate

Origin of Preliminary

1650–60; < French prélimin(aire ) and New Latin praelīmin(āris ) (see pre-, liminal) + -ary

Other words from Preliminary

pre·lim·i·nar·i·ly , adverb

Word origin for Preliminary

C17: from New Latin praelīmināris, from Latin prae before + līmen threshold

Synonyms for Preliminary

exploratory, preparatory, prior, basic, first, fundamental, opening, pilot, primary, qualifying, readying, test, trial, elemental, elementary, inductive, initiatory, preceding, precursory, prefatory, preparing, primal