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preamble

noun
/ˈpɹiːˌambəl/UK/ˈpriˌæmb(ə)l/US

Etymology

From Middle English preamble, from Old French preambule (French préambule), from Medieval Latin praeambulum, from praeambulō (“to walk before”).

  1. derived from praeambulum
  2. derived from preambule
  3. inherited from preamble

Definitions

  1. A short preliminary statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a…

    A short preliminary statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute.

    • The consultation preamble explains: "The planned timetable will be introduced in 2025 once we have completed the necessary steps required to ensure that we have enough resources to do so.

  2. A syncword.

  3. A precursor.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To speak or write a preamble

      To speak or write a preamble; to provide a preliminary statement or set of remarks.

      • But these things being beside my main design, I will desist from preambling and come to the materials I have collected towards a history of the Baptists in this province.
      • So, what say we skip the preambling. Is it women? Money? Writer's block?

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA