preliminary examination

noun

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

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Meanings

nounpreliminary examination (plural preliminary examinations)

plural preliminary examinations

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

    Synonyms: prelim

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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More synonyms by meaning

nounan examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue

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examinationexamtest
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Danish realeksamen, præliminæreksamen
  • realeksamenqualifying exam
  • præliminæreksamenqualifying exam
Finnish preliminäärikoe
  • preliminäärikoequalifying exam
Polish egzamin wstępny
  • egzamin wstępnyqualifying exam
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APA

preliminary examination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preliminary%20examination

MLA

“preliminary examination.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preliminary%20examination. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preliminary examination,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preliminary%20examination.

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