prefatory
adjective
[ ˈprɛfət(ə)ri ]
• serving as an introduction; introductory.
• "in his prefatory remarks the author claims that …"
Similar:
introductory,
preliminary,
opening,
initial,
preparatory,
explanatory,
lead-in,
initiatory,
precursory,
prior,
antecedent,
prefatorial,
precursive,
prodromal,
prodromic,
preambular,
preambulatory,
preludial,
prelusive,
prelusory,
exordial,
proemial,
prolegomenal,
