prefaces
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Noun
prefaces noun
- The beginning or introductory portion that comes before the main text of a document or book.“The book included a brief preface by a leading expert in the field.”
- An introduction, or series of preliminary remarks.
- The prelude or introduction to the canon of the Mass.
- A title or epithet.
Verb
prefaces verb
- To introduce or make a comment before (the main point).“Let me preface this by saying that I don't know him that well.”
- To give a preface to.“to preface a book”
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forespeechforetalkforewordintroductionproemprologuepreludeprolusionpremiseintroduceprefatorypreambleprefixedforewordsprologuesprepositionspremissespreposition
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