preliminaryversions

noun
UK /prɪˈlɪmɪnəri ˈvɜːʃənz/
US /prɪˈlɪməneri ˈvɜːrʒənz/

Early tries at making something, before the final one is ready.

The teacher looked at our preliminary versions of the story before we wrote the final copy.

SYNONYMS

draftsfirst attemptsearly versionsrough copies

RELATED WORDS

prototypesoutlinessketchesrevisions

OTHER MEANINGS

2. First models of a product used for testing.

The engineers built preliminary versions of the robot to see what worked.

3. Early forms of a document shared for feedback.

We sent preliminary versions of the report to the team for comments.

4. Starting plans that may change later.

Her preliminary versions of the schedule were full of mistakes.