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prefatory(dictionary)

prefatory (iou)



prefatory adjective. L17.
[from Latin praefat- past ppl stem of praefari (see PREFACE noun) + -ORY2.]
Of the nature of a preface; introductory, preliminary.
J. Tyndall The Prefatory Note which precedes the volume.
prefatorily adverb M18.