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prelims en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (form-of, plural) plural of prelim
    form of prelim
  2. The preliminary front matter of a book; all content preceding the main text or work itself.
    • A book usually consists of three sections: preliminary matter (also called prelims or front matter), the main text, and end matter. All books have some kind of prelims, all have a text, and most works of non-fiction have end matter. 2014, “1.1 General Principles”, in “The parts of a book”, in New Oxford Style Manual, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 1:
  3. (collective, qualifier:Oxford University slang, uncountable) Preliminary examinations taken as a whole, as sat by an individual or year group.
    • Are you done with prelims yet?

Synonyms

front matter (content preceding the main work)