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prefatory

1 antonym for prefatory — opposites grouped by meaning.

Adj — Written or spoken as an introduction to something else.

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This word comes from Medieval Latin *praefator + -ory (“agent”), from Medieval Latin prefatia (which also gave us preface), standing for classical Latin praefatio (“a saying beforehand”) – see preface for details. Note that it was borrowed directly from Latin rather than formed in English from preface, as in the occasi...

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