preamble
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preamble
- /ˈpɹiːˌambəl/ UK
- /ˈpriˌæmb(ə)l/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English preamble, from Old French preambule (French préambule), from Medieval Latin praeambulum, from praeambulō (“to walk before”).
noun preambles · præamble
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A short preliminary statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute.
There was, however, one proposal which, had it reached fruition, might have had far-reaching effects. This was for the amalgamation of the Caledonian, the Edinburgh & Glasgow, and the Scottish Central Railways, for which a Bill was promoted, but rejected by the Parliamentary Committee on the grounds
Similar: foreword, preface, prologue, forespeech, foretale, foretalk · Opposite: afterword, conclusion, epilogue, last word, postamble, endsay, endspeech
- A syncword.
- A precursor. High winds are often a preamble to a winter storm.
verb preambles · preambling · preambled · præamble
- To speak or write a preamble; to provide a preliminary statement or set of remarks. But these things being beside my main design, I will desist from preambling and come to the materials I have collected towards a history of the Baptists in this province.
Translations
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noun short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute
| Español | preámbulo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 서문 seomun |
| 中文 | 序文 xùwén, 前言 qiányán, 弁言 biànyán, 緒言 /绪言 xùyán, 序言 xùyán |
| हिन्दी | प्रवेशिका praveśikā, उद्देशिका uddeśikā, प्रस्तावना prastāvnā |
| Português | preâmbulo |
| Français | préambule |
| Deutsch | Präambel |
| Italiano | preambolo |
| Ελληνικά | προοίμιο prooímio, πρόλογος prólogos |
| Русский | преа́мбула preámbula |
| Tiếng Việt | biện ngôn |
| العربية | دِيبَاجَة dībāja |
noun computing: a syncword — see also syncword
| Français | préambule |
|---|
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title = {preamble},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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