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prefatory (adjective); more prefatory, most prefatory
1. Descriptive of an introduction to something, such as the main body of a text or a speech: The chairman of the business meeting made some prefatory comments about what needed to be done to make more profits for the company in the near future.
2. Etymology: from Latin praefatus, from praefari "to say before"; from prae-, "before" + fari, "to speak" + -ory, "relating to, doing."
An introduction to a conference or a meeting.
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