PREAMBLE


Meaning of PREAMBLE in English

[ pri:'amb(ə)l , 'pri:- ]

■ noun a preliminary statement; an introduction.

Derivatives

preambular adjective

Origin

ME: from OFr. preambule , from med. L. praeambulum , from late L. praeambulus 'going before'.

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