What is "preface" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does preface mean in English? Meaning of preface definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "preface" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "preface": a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book

Noun

  • Meaning: a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
  • Synonyms: foreword preface prolusion
  • Hypernyms: introduction
  • Meaning of "preface": furnish with a preface or introduction

    Verb

  • Meaning: furnish with a preface or introduction
  • Example: She always precedes her lectures with a joke He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution
  • Synonyms: introduce precede preface premise
  • Hyponyms: preamble prologise prologize prologuize
  • Hypernyms: say state tell
  • Synonyms:

    preamble, foreword, prologue, prelude, explanation, overture, prolegomenon, preliminary, beginning, proem, exordium, prelusion, begin, lead, launch, commence, prefix, usher, open, precede, lead up to,

    Antonyms:

    ending, appendix, epilogue, conclusion, finish, complete, cease, conclude, end, finish, follow, stop,

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    preface in English: preface
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