See Also: preamble(1)(dictionary)
preamble(2)(dictionary)
preamble(dictionary)
PREAMBLE(law)

preamble (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French; Origin: preambule, from Late Latin praeambulus 'walking in front']
formal a statement at the beginning of a book, document, or talk, explaining what it is about
preamble to
::the preamble to the American Constitution
::Harding gave him the news without preamble (=without saying anything else before it) .