prelims
noun/ˈpriːlɪmz/
Frequency rank: #18,868 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
preliminary examinations taken before the main or final exams.
Example sentence
She stayed up all night studying before her university prelims.
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