Definitions
make a preliminary introduction, usually to a formal document
Word origin
From Middle English preamble, from Old French preambule (French préambule), from Medieval Latin praeambulum, from praeambulō (“to walk before”).
Used in a sentence
“The consultation preamble explains: "The planned timetable will be introduced in 2025 once we have completed the necessary steps required to ensure that we have enough resources to do so.”
“High winds are often a preamble to a winter storm.”
“But these things being beside my main design, I will desist from preambling and come to the materials I have collected towards a history of the Baptists in this province.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Introductory statement”8 letters
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