prefatory
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adjective \ˈpre-fə-ˌtȯr-ē\Definition of PREFATORY
1
: of, relating to, or constituting a preface <prefatory remarks>
2
: located in front
See Examples of PREFATORY
- The speaker made some prefatory remarks.
- Each chapter in the book has a prefatory quotation.
Origin of PREFATORY
Latin praefari
First Known Use: 1675
Related to PREFATORY
- Synonyms
- beginning, introductory, precursory, preliminary, prelim, prelusive, preparative, preparatory, primary
Rhymes with PREFATORY
a priori, allegory, amatory, auditory, bedtime story, cacciatore, castratory, category, con amore, cover story, crematory, damnatory, decretory, dilatory, dormitory, excretory, expletory, feudatory, fumitory, Göteborg, gustatory, gyratory, horror story, hortatory, hunky-dory, inventory, laudatory, lavatory, mandatory, migratory, minatory, monitory, Montessori, morning glory, nugatory, offertory, oratory, overstory, piscatory, precatory, predatory, probatory, promissory, promontory, purgatory, repertory, Ruwenzori, signatory, statutory, sudatory, territory, transitory, understory, vibratory, vomitory, yakitori
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