Preamble - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|prɪˈæmbl|
Brit.
|priːˈæmb(ə)l|
noun
- a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose)
verb
- make a preliminary introduction, usually to a formal document
Extra examples
His early travels were just a preamble to his later adventures.
Harding gave him the news without preamble (=without saying anything else before it).
The preamble to the U.S. Constitution begins by saying “We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, ...”.
Word forms
noun
singular: preamble
plural: preamble
singular: preamble
plural: preamble
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