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PRELIMINARY. Something which precedes, as preliminaries of peace, which are the first sketch of a treaty, and contain the principal articles on which both parties are desirous of concluding, and which are to serve as the basis of the treaty.

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The younger sister was eligible to take part in the regional preliminaries in China because both sisters have lived in Beijing.
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