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liminary

adjective
lim·​i·​nary | \ ˈliməˌnerÄ“\

Definition of liminary

: placed at the beginning (as of a book) : introductory, preliminary liminary quotations from the Greek or Latin— Gouverneur Paulding

First Known Use of liminary

1603, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for liminary

French liminaire, from Late Latin liminaris, from Latin, of a threshold, from limin-, limen threshold + -aris -ar

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