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61precedence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Coming before Nouns 1. precedence, coming before; superiority, importance, preference; priority, preexistence; antecedence, precedency, antecedency, anteposition, anteriority, pecking order. 2.… …
62proem — [ prəʊɪm] noun formal a preface or preamble to a book or speech. Derivatives proemial i:mɪəl adjective Origin ME: from OFr. proeme, via L. from Gk prooimion prelude , from pro before + oimē song …
63introductory — a. Prefatory, preliminary, precursory, proemial …
64precursory — a. 1. Forerunning, preceding, precedent, antecedent, anterior, prior, previous, prevenient. 2. Prelusive, prelusory, introductory, prefatory, precursive, preliminary, proemial, preparatory, initiatory, premonitory, prognosticative …
65prefatory — a. Introductory, preliminary, prelusive, prelusory, precursory, precursive, proemial, preparatory, initiative …
66preliminary — I. a. Introductory, preparatory, prefatory, proemial, prelusive, prelusory, precursory, precursive, initiatory, previous, prior, precedent, antecedent. II. n. Introduction, preparatory step, act, or measure. See prelude …
67elementary — adj 1. primary, rudimentary, rudi mental, abecedarian; inchoate, imperfect; embryonic, embryonal, germinal, genetic, genetical, nascent, undeveloped; incipient, beginning, original; introductory, preparatory, proemial, preliminary, prefatory;… …
68introductory — adj 1. prefatory, preludial, preludi ous, prelusive, prelusory, prologomenous, proemial; preliminary, precursory, antecedent, preceding; leading, lead off or in; initiatory, initiative, inaugural, beginning, initial, starting. 2. preparatory,… …
69prefatory — adj preliminary, preparatory, precursory, prelusive, proemial; introductory, opening, exordial; preceding, precedent, previous, prevenient, foregoing, anterior, antecedent …
70preliminary — adj 1. preparatory, prefatory, precursory, prelusive, proemial; introductory, inaugural; beginning, opening, initiatory, exordial; preceding, precedent, previous, prevenient, prior, foregoing, anterior, antecedent. n 2. introductory step or… …
