Prefatory - English meaning

noun

A thing that existed before or logically precedes another.

Usage examples:

Some antecedents to the african novel might exist in africa's oral traditions

adjective

Preceding in time or order; previous or pre-existing.

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Antecedent events

adjective

Serving to explain something.

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Explanatory notes

adjective

Helping to make something clear or understandable

Usage examples:

An explanatory note

adjective

Existing or occurring at the beginning.

Usage examples:

Our initial impression was favourable

noun

The first letter of a name or word, typically a person's given name or a word forming part of a phrase.

Usage examples:

They carved their initials into the tree trunk

verb

Mark or sign (a document) with one's initials in order to authorize or validate it.

Usage examples:

The man initialled the three warrants

adjective

Relating to an occasion when someone is first introduced to an activity or skill

Usage examples:

All of the members of the gang had to pass an initiatory test., young people in the tribe have to g…

adjective

Serving as an introduction to a subject or topic; basic or preliminary.

Usage examples:

A two-day introductory course

adjective

Coming before something else

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Introductory remarks

adjective

An introductory price, offer, etc. is only available for a short period of time, when a product or service is first available or when a customer first buys or starts using something

Usage examples:

An introductory bonus/deal/discount these rates include an introductory bonus of 0.5% for the first…

noun

Something that introduces something else, such as the words and music that are used to introduce a television programme

noun

A space or gap that allows passage or access.

Usage examples:

An opening in the roof would get rid of the smoke

adjective

Coming at the beginning of something; initial.

Usage examples:

She stole the show with her opening remark

verb

Move (a door or window) so as to leave a space allowing access and vision.

Usage examples:

She opened the door and went in

abbreviation

Page.

Usage examples:

See p 784

symbol

(in units of measurement) pico- (10−12).

Usage examples:

A 220 pf capacitor

noun

The sixteenth letter of the alphabet.

Usage examples:

Let’s have an ‘s’ for speedy, and a ‘p’ for polly, intertwined on the top of the cake, in red frost…

adjective

Introductory or preliminary.

Usage examples:

The preambular paragraphs identify principles that may help

adjective

Of the nature of a preamble; = "preambular".

adjective

Preceding something in time, development, or position; preliminary.

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Precursory seismic activity

adjective

Preceding something in time, development, or position; preliminary.

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Precursory seismic activity

adjective

Preceding or done in preparation for something fuller or more important.

Usage examples:

A preliminary draft

noun

A preliminary action or event.

Usage examples:

The bombardment was resumed as a preliminary to an infantry attack

adjective

Coming before a more important action or event, esp. introducing or preparing for it

Usage examples:

Preliminary talks, a preliminary investigation, the preliminary rounds of negotiation went well., h…

adjective

Serving as or carrying out preparation for a task or undertaking.

Usage examples:

More preparatory work is needed

adjective

Done in order to get ready for something

Usage examples:

Preparatory work, differences over these issues narrowed during the preparatory meetings/talks., he…

adjective

Existing or coming before in time, order, or importance.

Usage examples:

He has a prior engagement this evening

noun

A previous criminal conviction.

Usage examples:

He had no juvenile record, no priors

noun

A man who is head of a house or group of houses of certain religious orders.

Usage examples:

The english reformation removed powerful abbots and priors from their seats

adjective

Relating to or denoting the period between the appearance of initial symptoms and the full development of a rash or fever.

Usage examples:

Patients may have a fever in the prodromal period, with or without headache.