preamble
About 1.50 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun A short preliminary statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute.
- noun A syncword.
- noun A precursor.
High winds are often a preamble to a winter storm.
- verb To speak or write a preamble; to provide a preliminary statement or set of remarks.
Similar words
preface foreword proem prelude preambular introductory premise introduction precursor recital
Often followed by
to of and is the that was in states
Word family
preambles
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