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pref•a•to•ry
Pronunciation: (pref'u-tôr"ē, -tōr"ē), [key]—
adj.
of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a preface:
prefatory explanations. Also,pref"a•to'ri•al.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.