postpreliminary means after a preliminary stage. It carries an Arena rating of 1381, earned across 3 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, postpreliminary ranks #4,446 of 17,163 for Funniest Words, #11,251 of 17,140 for Most Whimsical Words, #13,515 of 17,132 for Most Betrayed by Its Sound, #23,630 of 42,749 for Qualifying.
Why “postpreliminary” is a great word
Occurring after a preliminary stage. From the English prefix post- (“after”) + preliminary (from Latin praeliminaris, from prae- “before” + limen “threshold”). Unlike “preliminary” (which names the threshold-crossing itself, the ritual of preparation) or “intermediate” (which merely occupies a middle distance, untethered from any specific origin), postpreliminary marks the exhausted moment after the threshold has been crossed, when the real work has begun but the memory of anticipation still clings. It is the silence after the overture, when the audience has stopped rustling; the blank document saved after the proposal has been approved; or the scent of rain on hot pavement just after the clouds break. It is the peculiar territory where all preparation merely yields the obligation to begin.
Etymology
From post- + preliminary.
adj
- After a preliminary stage.
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