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Prefatory - What does it mean?

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prefatory

English

Alternative forms

* (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • introductory, preliminary, serving as a prelude or preface.

    • Usage notes

    Rather formal and academic – preliminary is less formal, while introductory is less formal still. Casual alternative is to use some from of start, as in “To start…” or “Let me start by saying…”, as opposed to “By way of prefatory remarks…”.

    References

    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.