1. adjective preliminary2. noun preparation3. noun SPOR first stage of competition4. noun ED mock exam1 adjective informal preliminaryréamh-tosaigh c m ua prelim hearingréamhéisteacht2 noun informal preparationthe prelims are all taken care oftá an t-ullmhúchán go léir déanta3 noun informal SPOR first stage of competitionréamhbhabhta masc4 c m uthey didn't get through the prelimsníor éirigh leo sna réamhbhabhtaí4 (also prelim exam) noun informal, SCOTLAND) ED mock examscrúdú bréigebréagscrúdú