preambulate

intransitive verb

pre·​am·​bu·​late

-ed/-ing/-s

: to make a preamble

preambulation

(ˌ⸗ˌ⸗⸗ˈlāshən

noun

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin praeambulum + English -ate

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