preambulatory en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /pɹiˈæmbjʊləˌtɔɹi/ (US)
- /pɹiːˈæmbjʊlətɹi/ (UK)
- /pɹiːˈæmbjʊlətəɹi/ (UK)
- /pɹiːæmbjʊˈleɪtəɹi/ (UK, also)
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Preceding; acting as a preamble; introductory.
Simon Magus had preambulatory impieties.
1651–1653, Jer[emy] Taylor, ΕΝΙΑΥΤΟΣ [Eniautos]. A Course of Sermons for All the Sundays of the Year. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Richard Royston […], published 1655, →OCLC: