(~s)
A ~ is an introduction that comes before something you say or write.
The controversy has arisen over the text of the ~ to the unification treaty...
N-VAR: oft N to/of n, without N
(~s)
A ~ is an introduction that comes before something you say or write.
The controversy has arisen over the text of the ~ to the unification treaty...
N-VAR: oft N to/of n, without N
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012