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preface

/ˈpɹɛfəs/noun, verb2 syllables

Preface means: furnish with a preface or introduction.

Synonyms for preface5

noun, as in a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book

foreword, prolusion

verb, as in furnish with a preface or introduction

precede, premise, introduce

What does preface mean?2

verb

1

furnish with a preface or introduction“She always precedes her lectures with a joke”

noun

1

a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Preface in a sentence

  • This dictionary has a preface, not a foreword.unknown
  • He wrote a fine preface to the play.menaud
  • He said a few words by way of preface.unknown
  • A book without preface is like a body without a soul.CK
  • A book without a preface is like a body without a soul.Rawrren
  • The preface of the book is written in the Kabyle language.Aghanim
  • Who wrote the preface for this book?Aghanim
  • Who wrote the preface to his book?anzart

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of preface

as a noun

plural
prefaces

as a verb

past tense
prefaced
present participle
prefacing
third-person singular
prefaces
past participle
prefaced