preceding text; foregoing statement
Refers to the sentence(s) or text that came immediately before in a document or conversation.
Please write the next paragraph based on the content of the preceding text.
Formal introductory statement, especially of a constitution, statute, or treaty.
The preamble of the constitution expresses a determination for peace.
opening of a letter
The initial part of a formal letter, typically containing seasonal greetings and inquiries after the recipient's health.
It is polite to write seasonal greetings in the opening of a letter.
As stated in the preceding text, the new system will start next month.
This treaty has a preamble attached to it.
Since I was short on time, I skipped the opening greetings and started writing the main text.