English noun: preface | |||
1. | preface (communication) a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book | ||
Synonyms | foreword, prolusion | ||
Broader (hypernym) | introduction | ||
Part meronym | text, textual matter | ||
English verb: preface | |||
1. | preface (communication) furnish with a preface or introduction | ||
Samples | She always precedes her lectures with a joke. He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution. | ||
Synonyms | introduce, precede, premise | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | say, state, tell | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | preamble, prologise, prologize, prologuize | ||