Prelims

/pɹɪlˈɪmz/

/ˈpɹiˌɫɪmz/

[noun]

Prelims

[NOUN]

the pages at the beginning of a book that come before the main text

synonyms : front matter

Examples

1. So, I have exams at the end of my first year and they're called Prelims and they don't actually count, they don't count towards the end of my degree.