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Definition of Preliminary examination
1. Noun. An examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Preliminary Examination
Literary usage of Preliminary examination
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings (1908)
"Victoria University: preliminary examination. University of St. Andrews: Preliminary
... University of Glasgow: preliminary examination in Science. ..."
2. American Journal of Education (1862)
"Two of these examiners conduct what may be called a preliminary examination (du
premier degre',) and the other three a second examination (du second degre. ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1911)
"There is no preliminary examination as to novelty, and the importation of patented
articles ... There is apparently a preliminary examination into novelty. ..."
4. The American Journal of Education by Henry Barnard (1862)
"The preliminary examination (du premier dec/re) is made solely for the purpose
of ascertaining whether the candidates possess sufficient knowledge to ..."
5. Analytical Chemistry by Frederick Pearson Treadwell (1921)
"Every analysis should be divided into three parts: I. The preliminary examination.
II. The examination for the metals (cations). III. ..."
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