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Definition of
prefatory adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
prefatory
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ˈprɛfəˌtɔri
/
/
[
only before noun
]
(
formal
)
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acting as a
preface
or an introduction to something
a prefatory note
See
prefatory
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