prefatory

About 0.41 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Serving as a preface or prelude; introductory, preliminary. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}

Similar words

prefatorial preceding introductory prelusive preambulary preambulatory prolegomenary preludial prelusory precursive

Often followed by

note remarks letter material matter to essay poem notes notice