preamble
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bəl, priˈæm- noun
1.
an introductory statement; preface; introduction. Synonyms: opening, beginning; foreword, prologue, prelude. Antonyms: epilogue, appendix, conclusion, afterword, closing.
2.
the introductory part of a statute, deed, or the like, stating the reasons and intent of what follows.
3.
a preliminary or introductory fact or circumstance: His childhood in the slums was a preamble to a life of crime.
4.
(initial capital letter) the introductory statement of the U.S. constitution, setting forth the general principles of American government and beginning with the words, “We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union. …”
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is always a great word to know.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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| —n | |
| 1. | a preliminary or introductory statement, esp attached to a statute or constitution setting forth its purpose |
| 2. | a preliminary or introductory conference, event, fact, etc |
| [C14: from Old French préambule, from Late Latin praeambulum walking before, from Latin prae- before + ambulāre to walk] | |
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Word Origin & History
preamble
late 14c., from O.Fr. preambule (13c.), from M.L. preambulum, neut. adj. used as a noun, properly "preliminary," from L.L. præambulus "walking before," from L. præ- "before" + ambulare "to walk" (see amble).
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Example sentences
She approached him and without preamble asked if he was married.
Existence becomes merely a preamble to a more vital goal.
This passage was quoted in the preamble to the 1968 Republican party platform.
Including the preamble, all signatures and all 27 amendments, it's 20 pages.
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