préambule

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See also: preambule and préambulé

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French preambule, borrowed from Medieval Latin praeambulum, from Late Latin praeambulō.

Noun

préambule m (plural préambules)

  1. preamble (a short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)

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Verb

préambule

  1. inflection of préambuler:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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