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preambulations

preambulations is the plural of preambulation.

Meaning of preambulation

Noun

preambulation (plural preambulations)

  1. (obsolete) A walking or going before; precedence.
  2. (obsolete) A preamble.
    • But to omitte these preambulations, and come to the purpose, I tell thee—gentle Reader—if thou wilt vouchsafe the ouerlooking of this comfortable recreation, with a mind to profit, thou maist reape benefit, and be greatly bettered by the reading of it.1580, Humfrey Gifford, “Epistle to the Reader of the Prose in the "Posie"”, in Alexander B. Grosart, editor, The Poems of Humfrey Gifford, for private circulation, published 1870, →OCLC, page 33

Questions about preambulations

What is preambulations the plural of?
Preambulations is the plural of preambulation.

Words near preambulations in the dictionary

  1. preambulate
  2. preambulated
  3. preambulates
  4. preambulating
  5. preambulation
  6. preambulations
  7. preambulatory
  8. preambulous
  9. preameloblast
  10. preameloblasts
  11. preamendment

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