Find the synonyms or antonyms of a word
Synonyms for prefatory
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : pref-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈprɛf əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i |
Définition of prefatory
Origin :- 1670s, from Latin praefat-, past participle stem of praefari (see preface (n.)) + -ory.
- adj opening
- In this prefatory note I confine myself to the career of the younger sister.
- Extract from : « Les Parsis » by D. Menant
- With these prefatory remarks, I will give the legend as recorded by Giraldus.
- Extract from : « Welsh Folk-Lore » by Elias Owen
- Moleto's prefatory letter to Vita dell' Ammiraglio, April 25, 1571.
- Extract from : « The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) » by John Fiske.
- She was wanting to correct the proofs of the book and rewrite the prefatory memoir.
- Extract from : « The Longest Journey » by E. M. Forster
- I did it in a prefatory note to a book of mine called Tom Sawyer.
- Extract from : « Essays on Paul Bourget » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
- Sordid dialogue, prefatory to the thin story of the plot, began.
- Extract from : « The Angel » by Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
- At this prefatory remark Yudushka would grow green with rage.
- Extract from : « A Family of Noblemen » by Mikhal Saltykov
- With this war I design to conclude my prefatory sketch and my second book.
- Extract from : « The Histories of Polybius, Vol. I (of 2) » by Polybius
- But she paused an instant at a prefatory cough from the handmaiden.
- Extract from : « It Never Can Happen Again » by William De Morgan
- Unfortunately for my desires, I can only be prefatory in the case of my own.
- Extract from : « The Chalice Of Courage » by Cyrus Townsend Brady
Words or expressions associated with your search
- by preference
- haddest a preference for
- haddest preference for
- hadst a preference for
- hast a preference for
- hast preference for
- hath a preference for
- have a preference for
- in preference
- in preference to
- more preferred
- most preferred
- participating preferred stock
- prefab
- prefabricate
- prefabrication
- preface
- prefatory
- prefer
- preferable
- preference
- preferential
- preferred
Most wanted synonyms
Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019