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preamble
[pree-am-buhl, pree-am-]
noun
an introductory statement; preface; introduction.
Synonyms: , , , ,Antonyms: , , , ,the introductory part of a statute, deed, or the like, stating the reasons and intent of what follows.
a preliminary or introductory fact or circumstance.
His childhood in the slums was a preamble to a life of crime.
(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. …”
preamble
/ ːˈæə /
noun
a preliminary or introductory statement, esp attached to a statute or constitution setting forth its purpose
a preliminary or introductory conference, event, fact, etc
Other 51Թ Forms
- preambled adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of preamble1
Example Sentences
In a lengthy preamble, the order delineated that early history through the shuttering of veterans’ housing in the 1970s to improper leases of veterans’ land that led to the two lawsuits.
But that’s one episode — one and a half, if we treat “Plaything” as the preamble to a robust and morally knotty drama about humanity’s next stage of evolution — out of half a dozen.
Hello darkness my old friend would be a more fitting preamble than Flower of Scotland.
This specific example reflected a more general problem: Our political system and structures are not set up “to promote the general welfare,” as the preamble to the Constitution promises.
It was hardly the preamble Riley had hoped for ahead of the early signing window, at the start of his fourth season as the Trojans coach.
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