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prelims

noun

plural plural of prelim
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.
Similar: front matter
collective, uncountable Preliminary examinations taken as a whole, as sat by an individual or year group. Are you done with prelims yet?

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@misc{prelims_2026,
  title = {prelims},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prelims},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}