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Preamble


PRE'AMBLE, noun [Latin proe, before, and ambulo, to go.]

1. Something previous; introduction to a discourse or writing.

2. The introductory part of a statute, which states the reasons and intent of the law.

PRE'AMBLE, verb transitive To preface; to introduce with previous remarks.