preludial

/prɪˈluːdiəl/
adjective
  1. Serving as an introduction or preparation for something more important.
    • Her preludial training in basic math helped her excel in advanced calculus.
    • The opening remarks were preludial to the main speech.
    • The team's warm-up exercises were preludial to the championship game.
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