preamble

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  1. noun A preliminary statement, especially the introduction to a formal document that serves to explain its purpose.
  2. noun An introductory occurrence or fact; a preliminary.

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  • So with that as a preamble, let me report on what I found while contemplating the fact that this coming Monday is, incontrovertibly, 1 / 19 / 09, and also the final full day of the two terms of the Bush-Cheney administration, or what some unimpressed historians may record as America's presidential reign of terror. —  The News is NowPublic.com - NowPublic.com: The News is Now Public
  • The "articulation" requirement of the preamble is a claim limitation. —  IPBiz
  • This preamble is to explain to baffled newcomers what "the Cafe" means whenever people in FashCon refer to it. —  Fashion World of SL
  • By adding preemption language to the agency preamble, the agencies bypassed Congress in determining if or when state law should be overruled. —  DC Metro Area Personal Injury Law Blog
  • Mindful of this preamble, the LIFT09 conference, dedicated to discussing the social implications of technology, came with a special twist this year. —  CNET News.com
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  1. Middle English, from Old French preambule, from Medieval Latin praeambulum, from neuter of praeambulus, walking in front : prae-, pre- + ambulāre, to walk; see ambulate.

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  1. = Portuguese preambular = Italian preambolare, from Late Latin præambulare, walk before, from Latin præ, before, + ambulare, walk, proceed: see pre- and amble.
  2. from Middle English preamble, from Old French *preamble, preambule, French préambule = Spanish preámbulo = Portuguese preambulo = Italian preambulo, preambolo, from Middle Latin præambula, præambulum, a preamble, preface, fem, or neuter of Late Latin præambulus, walking before, going before, from præambulare, walk before: see preamble, v.
 

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