All preliminaries synonyms

noun preliminaries

• investiture — the act or process of investing.
• chalk talk — an informal lecture with pertinent points, explanatory diagrams, etc, shown on a blackboard
• intros — Plural form of intro.
• front matter — all material in a book that precedes the text proper, as the title page, copyright page, table of contents, dedication, and preface.
• instatement — to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
• desiderata — something wanted or needed.
• interpolation — extrapolation
• domestication — to convert (animals, plants, etc.) to domestic uses; tame.
• hornbook — a leaf or page containing the alphabet, religious materials, etc., covered with a sheet of transparent horn and fixed in a frame with a handle, formerly used in teaching children to read.
• intro — an introduction.
• ground floor — the floor of a building at or nearest to ground level.
• exordium — The beginning or introductory part, especially of a discourse or treatise.
• forewords — Plural form of foreword.
• lead-in — something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
• initiation — formal admission or acceptance into an organization or club, adult status in one's community or society, etc.
• comps — Plural form of comp.
• introduction — the act of introducing or the state of being introduced.
• inaugural — of or relating to an inauguration: Harding's inaugural address.
• openers — a person or thing that opens.
• groundwork — foundation or basis: He laid the groundwork for an international conference.