Preamble (noun)
pree-am-bl
A preliminary or preparatory statement; an introduction.
Late Middle English from Old French preambule, from medieval Latin praeambulum, from late Latin praeambulus ‘going before’.
Example sentences
“I thought it was better to give the news straight, without preamble”
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