( n. )
Something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or written as introductory to a book or essay; a proem; an introduction, or series of preliminary remarks.
( n. )
Something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or written as introductory to a book or essay; a proem; an introduction, or series of preliminary remarks.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012