Preliminary vs Prelusive - What's the difference?
preliminary | prelusive |
in preparation for the main matter; initial, introductory, preparatory
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A preparation for a main matter; an introduction
Any of a series of sports events that determine the finalists
A relatively minor contest that precedes a major one, especially in boxing
Acting as a prelude; preliminary.
*1851 , Herman Melville, Moby-Dick :
*:On the grim Pequod's forecastle, ye shall ere long see him, beating his tambourine; prelusive of the eternal time, when sent for, to the great quarter-deck on high, he was bid strike in with angels, and beat his tambourine in glory; called a coward here, hailed a hero there!
As adjectives the difference between preliminary and prelusive
is that preliminary is in preparation for the main matter; initial, introductory, preparatory while prelusive is acting as a prelude; preliminary.As a noun preliminary
is a preparation for a main matter; an introduction.preliminary
English
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* (archaic)Adjective
(-)- These are just the preliminary results.
- And then, after a few preliminary tries, the whole farm burst out into 'Beasts of England' in tremendous unison.