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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
Example sentences :
  • 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

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