Prefatorial — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

serving as an introduction or preface

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˌɛfɐtˈɔːɹɪəl/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˌɛfɐtˈɔːɹɪəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˌɛfɐtˈɔːɹɪəl/

4 syllables Say it as /pɹˌɛfɐtˈɔːɹɪəl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

introductory prefatory

Word Forms

introduce	verb	furnish with a preface or introduction
preface	noun	a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

präfatorisch

dient als Einleitung oder Vorwort

🇫🇷French

préfatoire

servant d'introduction ou de préface

🇪🇸Spanish

preliminar

sirviendo como introducción o prefacio

🇮🇹Italian

prefatorio

fungere da introduzione o prefazione

🇳🇱Dutch

inleidend

dienen als inleiding of voorwoord

🇵🇹Portuguese

pré-fatorial

servindo como introdução ou prefácio

🇷🇺Russian

вступительный

служит введением или предисловием

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रीफैटोरियल

एक परिचय या प्रस्तावना के रूप में कार्य करना

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்னோடி

ஒரு அறிமுகம் அல்லது முன்னுரையாக சேவை செய்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ముందస్తుగా

ఉపోద్ఘాతం లేదా ముందుమాటగా ఉపయోగపడుతుంది

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રિફેટોરીયલ

પરિચય અથવા પ્રસ્તાવના તરીકે સેવા આપવી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೂರ್ವಭಾವಿ

ಪರಿಚಯ ಅಥವಾ ಮುನ್ನುಡಿಯಾಗಿ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രീഫെറ്റോറിയൽ

ഒരു ആമുഖമായി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആമുഖമായി പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്നു

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

序言

作为介绍或序言

🇯🇵Japanese

序文の

導入または序文として機能する

🇰🇷Korean

사전적

소개 또는 서문 역할을 함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiền định

phục vụ như một lời giới thiệu hoặc lời nói đầu

🇹🇭Thai

ก่อนวัยอันควร

ทำหน้าที่เป็นคำนำหรือคำนำ

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تمهيدي

بمثابة مقدمة أو مقدمة

🇮🇷Persian

پیش مقدماتی

به عنوان مقدمه یا مقدمه خدمت می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

önfasyonel

giriş veya önsöz olarak hizmet etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

קדם-פטוריאלי

משמש כהקדמה או הקדמה

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The primary meaning of 'prefatorial' is 'serving as an introduction or preface'.

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Using 'prefatorial' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'prefatorial' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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