preambulatory

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pɹiːˈæmbjʊlətɹi/, /pɹiːˈæmbjʊlətəɹi/, (also) /pɹiːæmbjʊˈleɪtəɹi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /pɹiˈæmbjʊləˌtɔɹi/

Adjective

preambulatory (not comparable)

1. Preceding; acting as a preamble; introductory.
   • 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:

     Simon Magus had preambulatory impieties.

References

• “preambulatory”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• perambulatory