preliminary examination preliminary exam • preliminary prospectus · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · preliminary examination · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 23 · · Length 10 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) an examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue. Synonyms: preliminary examination, preliminary exam, prelim. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · preliminary exam · · Synonym 1 prelim · · Synonym 2 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C m latin small letter m U+006D n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074 x latin small letter x U+0078 y latin small letter y U+0079