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PREFATORIAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does prefatorial mean?
• PREFATORIAL (adjective)
The adjective PREFATORIAL has 1 sense:
1. serving as an introduction or preface
Familiarity information: PREFATORIAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Serving as an introduction or preface
Synonyms:
introductory; prefatorial; prefatory
Similar:
preceding (existing or coming before)
Derivation:
preface (a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book)
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