MEANING
Serving as an introduction before the main text or discussion.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- prefatory note
- prefatory remarks
On the page
A prefatory note explains why several names have been changed.
Nearby words
Word forms
- Base
- prefatory
Usage notes
Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Normally non-gradable; no ordinary comparative or superlative. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: uncommon.
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