Preamble
[priː'æmb(ə)l;'priː-] or ['priæmbl]
Definition
(noun.) a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose).
(verb.) make a preliminary introduction, usually to a formal document.
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Definition
(n.) A introductory portion; an introduction or preface, as to a book, document, etc.; specifically, the introductory part of a statute, which states the reasons and intent of the law.
(v. t. & i.) To make a preamble to; to preface; to serve as a preamble.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Introduction (especially of a legislative act), preface, introductory part.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Preface, introduction, exordium, opening, introductory, part
ANT:Close, termination, peroration, finale, conclusion
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Definition
n. preface: introduction esp. that of an Act of Parliament giving its reasons and purpose.—adj. Pream′bulary.
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Examples
- THE EDISON FEEDER SYSTEM TO quote from the preamble of the specifications of United States Patent No. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- In the preamble, it complains much of the insolence of servants, who endeavoured to raise their wages upon their masters. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- I'll plunge into the matter without further preamble. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
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