preamble
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- noun
- /ˈpriːˌæmbəl/
- Formal
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preámbulo
- Then she made me recite the Preamble to the Constitution, which I know by heart.
- preamble to the constitution
- preamble to the Convention
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights has, as its preamble a very moving phrase.
- The Universal Declaration of Human Rights has, as its preamble a very moving phrase.
- So enough with the preamble, let's see what the problem is asking us.
- So anyway, that's a little preamble on what is going on in the industry.
- So that's all by way of preamble about where we're going with this section.
- And this is going to be a really critical point that is getting made several times throughout this preamble.
- And if you want to understand any American president, all you have to do is to read the first phrase of the preamble to the Constitution.
- It is in the spirit of the preamble to our Constitution to form a more perfect union toward that end.
- And he first brings this up in the preamble on the peculiarities of all metaphysical cognition in the Prolegomena.
- But the Basic Law in its preamble has stated very clearly that it is to realize the basic policies of the Central People's government over Hong Kong.
- So the preamble feels different, People feel different.
- Speaking of movies and TV, we have discussed a lot of the preamble to the movie Cats.
- And it's been great to have this this preamble.
- Yeah, 'cause it was suck your own was the first was the preamble to joint, right?
- So that's, I think that's how you keep changing Thought is a very powerful thought is the preamble to everything.
- But but right in the preamble of the global rules and and by the way, relevant for a short video I'm going to show you at the end.
Examples
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It is in the spirit of the preamble to our Constitution to form a more perfect union toward that end.
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights has, as its preamble a very moving phrase.
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So this is the preamble to what we're going to talk about today.
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I would take that statement and put it in the preamble as an ideal that we shoot for.
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Then, without any preamble, she told him that a letter would reach him in the morning.
Fiction book (1995) -
Tonight Dean will be reading the preamble.
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And if you want to understand any American president, all you have to do is to read the first phrase of the preamble to the Constitution.
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Even the first phrase of the preamble of the Constitution, "We, the People..." implies individualism.
Academic text (2017) -
The Constitution preamble, the last part of it says to secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.
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The preamble of the Constitution outlines the foundational principles of the nation.
Synonyms
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The first part of a book, speech, or essay that explains the topic
An introduction at the start of a book that explains its main ideas
How Introductory
- Literature
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word preamble comes from parts meaning 'before' (pre-) and 'to walk' (the same root as amble). So a preamble 'walks before' the main text by giving a short introduction that explains its purpose.