The first letter in the Greek alphabet, answering to A, and hence used to denote the beginning.
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Serving or intended to explore; searching; examining; explorative.
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The first letter in the Greek alphabet, answering to A, and hence used to denote the beginning.
Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.
The first letter in the Greek alphabet, answering to A, and hence used to denote the beginning.
Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.
Introductory; previous; preceding the main discourse or business; prefatory; as, preliminary observations to a discourse or book; preliminary article…
Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.
Introductory; previous; preceding the main discourse or business; prefatory; as, preliminary observations to a discourse or book; preliminary article…
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of Search
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of Search
Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.
To seek for or after; to strive to attain by search; to look wisely and carefully for.
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To seek for or after; to strive to attain by search; to look wisely and carefully for.
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Diligent inquiry or examination in seeking facts or principles; laborious or continued search after truth; as, researches of human wisdom.
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Diligent inquiry or examination in seeking facts or principles; laborious or continued search after truth; as, researches of human wisdom.
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Exploratory.
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