| English Dictionary |
PREFATORY
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does prefatory mean?
• PREFATORY (adjective)
The adjective PREFATORY has 1 sense:
1. serving as an introduction or preface
Familiarity information: PREFATORY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Serving as an introduction or preface
Synonyms:
introductory; prefatorial; prefatory
Similar:
preceding (existing or coming before)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Haste makes waste." (English proverb)
"If you do not have malice inside, it will not come from outside." (Albanian proverb)
"The man who wanted to milk the male goat failed." (Arabic proverb)
"Shared grief is half grief" (Dutch proverb)
"If you do not have malice inside, it will not come from outside." (Albanian proverb)
"The man who wanted to milk the male goat failed." (Arabic proverb)
"Shared grief is half grief" (Dutch proverb)