Prelims
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Prelims is a noun meaning plural of prelim.
Meaning
plural of prelim.
More Meanings
- The preliminary front matter of a book; all content preceding the main text or work itself.
- (uncountable, collective, Oxford University slang) Preliminary examinations taken as a whole, as sat by an individual or year group.
Example Sentences
Are you done with prelims yet?
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.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include frontmatter, preliminary, preface, foreword, prepublication, introduction.
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