Word
prelim, n.
(prelims)
an examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue
<noun.communication>
prelim
preliminary exam
preliminary examination
semantic pointers
hypernym
test, examination, exam
a minor match preceding the main event
<noun.event>
prelim
preliminary
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
preliminary
semantic pointers
hypernym
athletic contest, athletic competition, athletics