preamble
11preamble — pre|am|ble [priˈæmbəl US ˈpri:æmbəl] n [U and C] [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: préambule, from Late Latin praeambulus walking in front ] formal a statement at the beginning of a book, document, or talk, explaining what it is about preamble… …
12preamble — [[t]pri͟ːæmb(ə)l[/t]] preambles N VAR: oft N to/of n, without N A preamble is an introduction that comes before something you say or write. The controversy has arisen over the text of the preamble to the unification treaty... I would like you to… …
13preamble — n. a preamble to * * * [ˌpriː æmb(ə)l] a preamble to …
14preamble — noun (C) formal a statement at the beginning of a book, document, or talk, explaining what it is about: without preamble (=immediately and without any explanation): “Murder,” he said, without preamble. “No doubt about it.” …
15preamble — preambled, adj. /pree am beuhl, pree am /, n. 1. an introductory statement; preface; introduction. 2. the introductory part of a statute, deed, or the like, stating the reasons and intent of what follows. 3. a preliminary or introductory fact or… …
16preamble — pre|am|ble [ pri æmbl ] noun count FORMAL 1. ) an introduction to a document, speech, or report explaining its purpose 2. ) something that happens or comes before something else: The fighting along the border may be a preamble to war …
17preamble — noun we memorized the preamble to the Constitution Syn: introduction, preface, prologue; foreword, prelude, front matter; informal intro, lead in; formal exordium, proem, prolegomenon …
18preamble — n. preface; introduction. ♦ preambulation, n. making a preamble. ♦ preambulatory, a …
19preamble — A clause at the beginning of a constitution or statute explanatory of the reasons for its enactment and the objects sought to be accomplished. Generally, a preamble is a declaration by the legislature of the reasons for the passage of the statute …
20Preamble (anthem) — Preamble was the first national anthem of the Federated States of Micronesia. It was adopted in 1979 and replaced in 1991 by Patriots of Micronesia .The title refers to the preamble of Micronesia s freshly ratified constitution, from which the… …
