Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Being placed at the beginning; previous.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Giving a previous narrative or explanation, as of the plot or personages of a play; introductory.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Giving a
previous narrative orexplanation , as of theplot orpersonages of aplay ;introductory .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek placing or placed before.
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