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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 | ||
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