Meaning of PREFATORY
| Pronunciation: | | 'prefu`towree
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| | Definition: | | [adj] serving as an introduction or preface |
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| | Synonyms: | | introductory, preceding(a), prefatorial |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pref"a*to*ry\, a.
Pertaining to, or of the nature of, a preface; introductory
to a book, essay, or discourse; as, prefatory remarks.
That prefatory addition to the Creed. --Dryden.
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| | Related Terms: | | antecedent, anterior, chief, exordial, first, foremost, headmost, inaugural, inductive, initiatory, introductory, leading, opening, precedent, preceding, precessional, precursory, prefixed, prelim, preliminary, preludial, prelusive, preparatory, prepositive, prevenient, prior, proemial, propaedeutic |
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