Hyphenation of preliminary

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word preliminary? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

pre-lim-i-nary

Definitions of preliminary:

1.	A minor match preceding the main event
2.	Something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows Training is a necessary preliminary to employment Drinks were the overture to dinner
3.	Denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important Designed to orient or acquaint with a situation before proceeding A preliminary investigation

Synonyms of preliminary:

adj	exploratory, explorative
noun	prelim, athletic contest, athletic competition, athletics
noun	overture, prelude, origin, origination, inception

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.