That prefatory addition to the Creed. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
prefatory — index antecedent, before mentioned, elementary, inchoate, incipient, initial, last (preceding), prec … Law dictionary
prefatory — 1670s, from L. *praefator, agent noun from praefari (see PREFACE (Cf. preface)) + ORY (Cf. ory) … Etymology dictionary
prefatory — *preliminary, introductory, preparatory Analogous words: preparing, fitting, readying (see PREPARE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
prefatory — [pref′ə tôr΄ē] adj. [< L praefatus (see PREFACE) + ORY] of, like, or serving as a preface; introductory prefatorily adv … English World dictionary
prefatory — adjective Etymology: Latin praefari Date: 1675 1. of, relating to, or constituting a preface < prefatory remarks > 2. located in front … New Collegiate Dictionary
prefatory — prefatorily, adv. /pref euh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a preface: prefatory explanations. Also, prefatorial. [1665 75; < L praefat(io) PREFACE + ORY1] * * * … Universalium
prefatory — pref|a|to|ry [ˈprefətəri US to:ri] adj [only before noun] formal forming a preface or introduction ▪ a few prefatory remarks … Dictionary of contemporary English
prefatory — pref|a|to|ry [ prefə,tɔri ] adjective FORMAL used as an introduction to something such as a book or a speech: prefatory remarks/material/notes … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
prefatory — adjective formal forming a preface or introduction: a few prefatory remarks … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
prefatory — adjective prefatory text Syn: introductory, preliminary, opening, initial, preparatory, initiatory, precursory Ant: closing … Thesaurus of popular words
