Prefatory — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

serving as an introduction or preface

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈɛfətˌɔːɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈɛfətəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈɛfətəɹi/

4 syllables Say it as /pɹˈɛfətˌɔːɹi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

introductory prefatorial

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

vorbereitend

dient als Einleitung oder Vorwort

🇫🇷French

préliminaire

servant d'introduction ou de préface

🇪🇸Spanish

preliminar

sirviendo como introducción o prefacio

🇮🇹Italian

prefazione

fungere da introduzione o prefazione

🇳🇱Dutch

inleidend

dienen als inleiding of voorwoord

🇵🇹Portuguese

prefatório

servindo como introdução ou prefácio

🇷🇺Russian

предварительный

служит введением или предисловием

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रारंभिक

एक परिचय या प्रस्तावना के रूप में कार्य करना

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்னோடி

ஒரு அறிமுகம் அல்லது முன்னுரையாக சேவை செய்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ముందస్తు

ఉపోద్ఘాతం లేదా ముందుమాటగా ఉపయోగపడుతుంది

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રાથમિક

પરિચય અથવા પ્રસ્તાવના તરીકે સેવા આપવી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೂರ್ವಭಾವಿ

ಪರಿಚಯ ಅಥವಾ ಮುನ್ನುಡಿಯಾಗಿ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രീഫെറ്ററി

ഒരു ആമുഖമായി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആമുഖമായി പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്നു

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

序言

作为介绍或序言

🇯🇵Japanese

前置き的な

導入または序文として機能する

🇰🇷Korean

사전

소개 또는 서문 역할을 함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lời mở đầu

phục vụ như một lời giới thiệu hoặc lời nói đầu

🇹🇭Thai

การเตรียมการ

ทำหน้าที่เป็นคำนำหรือคำนำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

berhubung dgn pembukaan

berfungsi sebagai pendahuluan atau kata pengantar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تمهيدي

بمثابة مقدمة أو مقدمة

🇮🇷Persian

مقدماتی

به عنوان مقدمه یا مقدمه خدمت می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

ön hazırlık

giriş veya önsöz olarak hizmet etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

קדם

משמש כהקדמה או הקדמה

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

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