( n. )
That part of a book or discourse which introduces or leads the way to the main subject, or part; preliminary; matter; preface; proem; exordium.
( n. )
That part of a book or discourse which introduces or leads the way to the main subject, or part; preliminary; matter; preface; proem; exordium.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012