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| pre·am·ble [ pr àmb'l, pree ámb'l ] (plural pre·am·bles) |
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1. introductory explanation: a section at the beginning of a speech, report, or formal document that introduces what follows
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2. something that precedes: something that precedes, introduces, or leads up to something else
  high winds as a preamble to a winter storm
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| [14th century. < French préambule< late Latin praeambulus "going in front" < Latin ambulare "to walk"] |
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