preamble

English

Alternative forms

præamble (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French preambule (French préambule), from Medieval Latin praeambulum, from praeambulō (“I walk before”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɪiˌæmbl̩/

Noun

preamble (plural preambles)

A short preliminary statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute.
Synonyms: foreword, preface, prologue

Antonyms: afterword, conclusion, epilogue, last word, postamble
(computing, networking) A syncword.

Translations

short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute

Chinese:
Mandarin: 序文 (zh), 前言 (zh)
Dutch: preambule
Finnish: esipuhe (fi)
French: préambule (fr) m
German: Präambel (de)
Greek: προοίμιο (el) n (prooímio), πρόλογος (el) m (prólogos)
Icelandic: formáli m, inngangur (is) m, inngangsorð n pl, formálsorð c pl
Irish: réamhrá m, brollach m

Italian: preambolo (it) m
Maori: kupu whakataki
Polish: preambuła f
Portuguese: preâmbulo (pt) m
Russian: преа́мбула (ru) f (preámbula)
Scottish Gaelic: ro-ràdh m
Telugu: అవతారిక (te) (avatārika), ప్రవేశిక (pravēśika)
Turkish: giriş (tr), önsöz (tr)

computing

Irish: réamhghiotán m

Further reading

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