Vocabulary
Preamble
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
a preliminary or preparatory statement; an introduction.
Urdu meaning
عنوان، تمہید، دیباچہ
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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This is why our Constitution begins by saying in its preamble that `we the people of Pakistan ...
Dawn Editorials —
Time for internal unity
— 2026-03-06
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The practice of devouring the wealth of others ultimately leads societies to socioeconomic suicide (4:29).The preamble of our Constitution envisages an egalitarian order.
Dawn Editorials —
Economic balance
— 2025-10-10
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ICC`s website hosts a 44-page document prescribing acode of conduct for players and officials, including a laudatory preamble on the `spirit of cricket` in which respect is paramount.
Dawn Editorials —
A complicated business
— 2025-10-03
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full of sound and fury`, before an audience of 193 peer countries.In 1945, the United Nations was established by the survivors of two world wars which, as the UN Charter`s preamble admits, `brought untold sorrow to mankind`.
Dawn Editorials —
The fourth `A`
— 2025-10-02
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For context, UN Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmed`s statement began with a long preamble about the challenges being faced by the Afghan people and the world`s obligation to help them find solutions.
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Security concerns
— 2025-09-19
Synonyms
introduction, preliminaries, preface, lead-in, overture, prologue, foreword, prelude
Antonyms
close, termination, peroration, finale, conclusion
Curator example
“he could tell that what she said was by way of a preamble”
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