preliminary
/prɪˈlɪmɪn(ə)ri/
US pronunciation
American sound/prɪˈlɪmɪn(ə)ri/
prɪˈlɪmɪnəri
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- 2nd syllable stress
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- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final y vowel sound
prɪ - ˈlɪmɪnəri -> preliminary
Myanmar meaning
(adj, n) တကယ့်အရေးကြီးသော အချိန် သို့ အကြောင်းအရာ မတိုင်ခင် အစမ်း သို့ ကြို လုပ်သော။
Full entry
preliminary /prÇ'lÇmÇnǝri; US -neri/ adj
အကြို။ ပဏာမ။ (အားကစား) ခြေစစ်ပွဲ။ လက်ရည်စမ်းပွဲ။ After a few preliminary remarks she came to the main point of the meeting. ❍ preliminary inquiries/ talks ❍ announce the preliminary results of the survey/ tests ❍ (sport) a preliminary contest/ heat/ round (ie held before a main contest in order to exclude weaker players or teams).
n (usu pl ) ~ (to sth) ပဏာမ။ နိဒါန်း။ အကြိုလုပ်ငန်း။ the necessary preliminaries to a peace conference (eg discussions about procedures) ❍ We skipped the usual preliminaries.
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Synonyms
beginning, first round, introduction, opening, groundwork, preface, prelude, basic, earliest, elemental, elementary, exploratory, first, foundation, fundamental, inception, inductive, initial, initiation, initiatory, introductory, maiden, pilot, preamble, preceding, precursory, prefatory, prelims, preparation, preparatory, preparing, primal, primary, prior, qualifying, readying, start, test, trial
Antonyms
additional, closing, concluding, conclusion, end, ending, epilogue, extra, final, finale, finish, secondary
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