préambule

See also: preambule and préambulé

French

Etymology

From Old French preambule, borrowed from Medieval Latin praeambulum, from Late Latin praeambulō.

Noun

préambule m (plural préambules)

1. preamble (a short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)

Derived terms

• préambulaire
• préambuler

Verb

préambule

1. first-person singular present indicative of préambuler
2. third-person singular present indicative of préambuler
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of préambuler
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of préambuler
5. second-person singular imperative of préambuler

Further reading

• “préambule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.