Preamble

//ˈpriˌæmb(ə)l//

Synonyms for "preamble" (39 found)

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Closest matches (8)

avant-propos breakthrough curtain raiser exordium

Noun(4 words)

curtain-raiser forespeech foretale foretalk

Strong matches (12)

foreword front matter frontispiece innovation introduce introduction leap overture postulate preface

Noun(2 words)

foreword preface

Related words (19)

prefix prefixture preliminary prelude premise presupposition proem prolegomena prolegomenon prolepsis prolog prologize prologue protasis syncword verse voluntary

Noun(2 words)

prologue syncword

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

5 entries

introduce introduction precede preface premise

Related terms

2 entries

prefatory prelude

has context

2 entries

computing networking

is a

1 entries

introduction

manner of

1 entries

precede

part of

1 entries

document

related to

4 entries

introduction preliminary statute syncword

Translations

51 translations across 32 languages.

Abkhaz

1 entries

Алагажәа noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)

Ancient Greek

1 entries

προοίμιον noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)

Arabic

1 entries

دِيبَاجَة noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)

Basque

1 entries

hitzaurre noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)

Bulgarian

2 entries

встъпление noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)
преамбюл noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)

Catalan

1 entries

preàmbul noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

前言 noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)
序文 noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)
序言 noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)
弁言 noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)

Dutch

1 entries

preambule noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)

Finnish

1 entries

esipuhe noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)

French

1 entries

préambule noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)

Georgian

1 entries

პრეამბულა noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)

German

1 entries

Präambel noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)

Greek

2 entries

προοίμιο noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)
πρόλογος noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)

Hindi

2 entries

उद्देशिका noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)
प्रवेशिका noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)

Icelandic

4 entries

formáli noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)
formálsorð noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)
inngangsorð noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)
inngangur noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)

Indonesian

3 entries

mukadimah noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)
pendahuluan noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)
preambul noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)

Irish

3 entries

brollach noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)
réamhghiotán noun (computing: a syncword — see also syncword)
réamhrá noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)

Italian

1 entries

preambolo noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)

Kazakh

3 entries

алғысөз noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)
кіріспе noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)
преамбула noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)

Korean

1 entries

서문 noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)

Māori

1 entries

kupu whakataki noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)

Polish

2 entries

arenga noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)
preambuła noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)

Portuguese

1 entries

preâmbulo noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)

Russian

1 entries

преа́мбула noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

ro-ràdh noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)

Spanish

1 entries

preámbulo noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)

Swedish

1 entries

preambel noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)

Telugu

2 entries

అవతారిక noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)
ప్రవేశిక noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)

Turkish

2 entries

giriş noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)
önsöz noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)

Ukrainian

1 entries

преа́мбула noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)

Vietnamese

1 entries

biện ngôn noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)

Welsh

1 entries

rhagymadrodd noun (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)

Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I'll plunge into the matter without further preamble.

Source: tatoeba (7414106)

Tom can recite the preamble to the U.S. Constitution from heart.

Source: tatoeba (10059733)

They will only receive legal sanction in the event that they are accepted by the first international congress of Esperantists to which this work, along with its preamble, is presented.

Source: tatoeba (10074176)

The consultation preamble explains: "The planned timetable will be introduced in 2025 once we have completed the necessary steps required to ensure that we have enough resources to do so.

Source: wiktionary

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