Associations to the word «Preamble»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

PREAMBLE, noun. A preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose).
PREAMBLE, verb. Make a preliminary introduction, usually to a formal document.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats