Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preliminary examination

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English

Syllables: pre-lim-i-nary ex-am-i-na-tion
IPA

38

Scrabble Score

22

Letters

8

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An examination that usually qualifies a student to continue studies at a higher level.

Inflected Forms

preliminary examinations (plural)

Synonyms

prelim preliminary exam

Questions

What does preliminary examination mean?: An examination that usually qualifies a student to continue studies at a higher level.

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