preamble

English

Alternative forms

• præamble (archaic)

Etymology

From Old French preambule (French: préambule), from Medieval Latin praeambulum, from praeambulo (“to walk before”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈpɹɪiˌæmbl̩/, X-SAMPA: /"pri:%{mbl=/

Noun

Wikipedia preamble (plural preambles)

1. A short preliminary statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute.
2. (computing) A syncword.

Translations

A short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute

• Dutch: preambule
• Finnish: esipuhe (fi)
• French: préambule (fr) m
• German: Präambel (de)
• Icelandic: formáli (is) m, inngangur (is) m, inngangsorð (is) n pl, formálsorð (is) c pl

• Italian: preambolo (it) m
• Russian: преамбула (ru) (preámbula) f
• Scottish Gaelic: ro-ràdh (gd) m
• Telugu: అవతారిక (avataarika), ప్రవేశిక (pravESika)