Introductory: alternatives and connections

Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest; as, the first day of a month; the first year of a reign.

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Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest; as, the first day of a month; the first year of a reign.

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of Open

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of Open

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of Precede

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of Precede

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To go before in order of time; to occur first with relation to anything.

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To go before in order of time; to occur first with relation to anything.

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Relating to a base; performing the office of a base in a salt.

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Prefatory.

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Pertaining to, or of the nature of, a preface; introductory to a book, essay, or discourse; as, prefatory remarks.

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