n
(music) the first phrase in a period
adj
(informal) Of or relating to the first portion of some extended thing.
n
In international law, introductory text appearing in a treaty that broadly defines its principles, objectives, and background.
n
A brief oration or script at the end of a literary piece; an afterword
n
(literature) A preface or prefatory passage
n
(authorship) An opening section in fiction, in which background information about the characters, events or setting is conveyed.
n
A prelude to a book or series of books; a preface.
n
Any introductory or beginning segment of an event or work, such as a play
n
A preliminary or developmental stage.
n
An introductory segment before a story; a preface or prelude.
n
An introductory section preceding the main text of a book or other document; a preface or introduction.
v
1924, G. M. Cookson, Prometheus Bound
adj
Of inauguration; as in a speech or lecture by the person being inaugurated.
adj
Inaugural; being the first instance.
adj
Beginning; of or relating to inception.
n
(uncountable, grammar) A verb tense of the Hebrew language.
n
The first few words of a text, especially its first line.
n
(obsolete) A prologue indicating what follows.
adj
introductory or preparatory.
adj
Serving to initiate; inceptive; initiatory; introductory; preliminary.
n
An introductory act or rite.
n
(obsolete) initiation; beginning
n
(informal) An introduction.
n
An initial section of a book or article, which introduces the subject material.
adj
Of, pertaining to, or serving as an introduction
adj
Introducing; giving a preview or idea of.
n
(obsolete, figuratively) An introduction.
adj
Of or pertaining to an invitation
n
(law) A doctrine of statutory interpretation according to which qualifying phrases attach and refer to only the last antecedent.
adj
The last person or thing named, e.g. in the preceding text.
adj
(obsolete) introductory or preparatory
n
Details about a patient's previous medical experiences, such as operations and medications taken.
n
introduction, introductory course
n
(rare) The closing remarks made at the end of a book, story, performance, etc.
adj
Related or referring to an outro or closing section.
n
The concluding section of a discourse, either written or oral, in which the orator or writer sums up and commends his topic to his audience, particularly as used in the technical sense of a component of ancient Roman oratorical delivery.
n
A concluding passage of text or speech; an epilogue or afterword.
adj
Alternative form of prefectorial [Of or pertaining to a prefect.]
adj
Relating to a praenomen.
n
Alternative form of preterist [One whose chief interest is in the past.]
n
Alternative form of preterition [The act of passing by, disregarding or omitting.]
n
Alternative form of preterition [The act of passing by, disregarding or omitting.]
adj
Alternative form of preconciliar. [In or of the period before an ecclesiastical council, especially the Second Vatican Council.]
adj
Alternative form of preconditional [Relating to a precondition.]
n
Alternative spelling of preemption [The purchase of something before it is offered for sale to others.]
adj
Alternative spelling of preemptive [Of or relating to preemption.]
v
Alternative spelling of preexist [To exist before something else.]
adj
Alternative spelling of preocclusion [Prior to occlusion.]
adj
Alternative form of preorder [(computing theory, of a traversal of a tree) Such that, recursively, the root is visited before the left and right subtrees.]
adj
Alternative spelling of prepackaged [That has been packaged prior to being sold]
v
Alternative spelling of preprocessed
n
(rare) Synonym of prequel
adj
(advertising) Relating to the change in a potential consumer's attitude to goods or services as a result of seeing or hearing an advertisement for them.
adj
Relating to action taken as a result of a predicted future activity
n
A short preliminary statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute.
adj
Having the characteristics of a preamble.
adj
Of or pertaining to a preamble; introductory.
adj
Preceding; going before; introductory.
adj
(obsolete, rare) Pertaining to a preamble; preliminary, preambular.
adj
Of or pertaining to preattention.
adj
Of or pertaining to preattention.
adj
Of or pertaining to a prebend; prebendary.
adj
Pertaining to the office or person of a prebendary; prebendal.
n
(buzzword, slang) A preemptive rebuttal.
adj
Relating to a precarium.
n
Brief editorial preface (usually to an article or essay)
adj
Synonym of precedential
adj
Serving as a precursor or forerunner; coming before a later form.
adj
Preceding; introductory; precursory.
adj
Of, pertaining to, or subsisting as, a predecessor; preceding; replaced; descendant.
adj
Relating to predestination
adj
By, or relating to, predisposition.
adj
Of or relating to preemption.
adj
Pertaining to preemption.
n
The condition of having existed prior to the current time.
n
The beginning or introductory portion that comes before the main text of a document or book.
n
(rare) The writer of a preface.
adj
Relating to a preface.
adv
In a prefatory manner; by way of preface.
adj
Serving as a preface or prelude; introductory, preliminary.
n
(rare) a previous limitation or definition
adv
(rare) With a prefix applied.
adj
Of a thing: forming or affecting something that comes later.
adj
Alternative spelling of pre-independence
n
A preparation for a main matter; an introduction.
adj
(nonstandard) preliminary
n
The preliminary front matter of a book, i.e. all content preceding the main text or work itself.
v
To introduce something, as a prelude.
adj
Of or pertaining to a prelude.
adv
As, or in the manner of, a prelude.
n
A prelude; something that comes first.
adj
Acting as a prelude; preliminary.
adj
introductory; prelusive
adj
premial; serving to reward
adj
Alternative form of premierial [(rare) Of or relating to a premier.]
n
In a series of narrative works, the installment that is chronologically set first.
adj
(rare) Of or relating to a premier.
adj
Of or relating to a premunire.
n
A speech that serves as a warm-up to the keynote of a conference.
adj
Of or pertaining to preparation, having the purpose of making something or someone ready, preparative.
n
(archaic) The quality or state of being prepollent; superiority of power; predominance; prevalence.
adj
Of or relating to a prepositor.
adj
Relating to prepotency.
n
(narratology) In a series of works, an installment that is set chronologically before its predecessor, especially the original narrative or (perhaps improper usage) any narrative work with at least one sequel.
n
(humorous, uncommon) preamble
adj
Of or relating to a prerogative.
adj
(obsolete) Relating to prestigiation.
n
Preterition; the act of passing over; paralipsis.
adj
Pertaining to a preliminary trial.
adj
Relating to prevenience; anticipatory.
adj
(historical) Being or relating to a preventorium.
n
(writing) Someone who prewrites.
adj
Rare spelling of preemptive. [Of or relating to preemption.]
adj
Of, or relating to, a preëmptor.
n
An introductory text on any subject, particularly basic concepts.
n
The editio princeps, or first edition of a book.
adj
(chiefly medicine) Beginning; predisposing; exciting; initial.
adj
Relating to prodrome; indicating an early stage of a disease.
n
An introductory or preliminary book or treatise.
n
(archaic) A preliminary course or publication; used especially in the titles of elementary works.
n
An introduction, preface or preamble.
adv
As or in the manner of a proem; prefatorily.
n
Alternative form of proemium [A preface or introduction; a proem.]
n
A preface or introduction; a proem.
adj
Of the nature of a prolegomenon; preliminary; introductory; prefatory.
n
(usually in the plural) A prefatory discussion; a formal essay or critical discussion serving to introduce and interpret an extended work.
adv
(literary) In a prolegomenous way; introductorily; preliminarily.
n
(rhetoric) The assignment of something to a period of time that precedes it.
n
(obsolete) An introductory speech.
n
A speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or novel.
adj
(rare, also quasi-substantive) Occurring in or serving as a prologue.
n
(rare) The writer or speaker of a prologue.
n
A speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or novel.
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a prologue.
v
(intransitive) To deliver or create a prologue, as for an oration or for a written or musical work.
n
A trial before the principal performance; a prelude.
adj
(obsolete) Of or relating to preparation.
n
A section of text that comes before the story.
n
A preface, an introduction.
n
An introductory course of instruction.
adj
Alternative form of propaedeutic [(formal, of education) Preparatory or introductory.]
n
(rare) Preliminary teaching or education
adj
Obsolete spelling of propaedeutic [(formal, of education) Preparatory or introductory.]
n
A screen or pretext for doing something, especially for waging war.
adj
Giving a previous narrative or explanation, as of the plot or personages of a play; introductory.
n
(informal, writing) protagonist
n
The first part of a play, in which the setting and characters are introduced
adj
Prototypical; preceding the proper beginning of something
adj
Obsolete form of proemial [Of or pertaining to a proem or proemium.]
n
Obsolete form of proœmium.
n
An additional introduction
adj
(very rare) Preliminary, introductory.
adj
introductory; recommendatory
adj
Relating to teleoanticipation
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