| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | pref·a·to·ry |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  pr f  -tôr  , -t r |
| ADJECTIVE: | Of, relating to, or constituting a preface; introductory. See synonyms at preliminary. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From Latin praef tus, past participle of praefr , to say before. See preface. | | OTHER FORMS: | prefa·tori·ly —ADVERB
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