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prefatial

prefatial adjective: relating to a preface.

Adjective

prefatial (not comparable)

  1. Relating to a preface.
    Synonyms:
    prefatory

Synonyms of prefatial

Origin of prefatial

From Medieval Latin prefātia (“preface”) + English -al.

Questions about prefatial

What does prefatial mean?
Prefatial means relating to a preface.
What part of speech is prefatial?
Prefatial is an adjective.

Words near prefatial in the dictionary

  1. prefashionable
  2. prefashioned
  3. prefashioning
  4. prefashions
  5. prefasting
  6. prefatial
  7. prefatigue
  8. prefatigued
  9. prefatorial
  10. prefatorily
  11. prefatory

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