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PREAMBLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("preamble" is a kind of...):
introduction (the first section of a communication)
Holonyms ("preamble" is a part of...):
document; papers; written document (writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature))
Derivation:
preamble (make a preliminary introduction, usually to a formal document)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Make a preliminary introduction, usually to a formal document
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "preamble" is one way to...):
introduce; precede; preface; premise (furnish with a preface or introduction)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
preamble (a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose))