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   preamble

   /ˈpriːambl/

   noun

   • 1. a preliminary or preparatory statement; an introduction: "he could tell that what she said was by way of a preamble"
   • ▪ the introductory part of a statute or deed, stating its purpose, aims, and justification.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French preambule, from medieval Latin praeambulum, from late Latin praeambulus ‘going before’.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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