Associations to the word «Preface»
Noun
- Epistle
- Quotation
- Dedication
- Remark
- Fable
- Sonnet
- Poem
- Translation
- Edition
- Essay
- Introduction
- Treatise
- Verse
- Anthology
- Memoir
- Sermon
- Reader
- Volume
- Apology
- Extract
- Dissertation
- Comment
- Author
- Manuscript
- Poetry
- Moral
- Commentary
- Book
- Editor
- Text
- Criticism
- Collection
- Foreword
- Dryden
- Gospel
- Writing
- Novel
- Les
- Wordsworth
- Hendrix
- Work
- Praise
- Acknowledgment
- Epilogue
- Prologue
- Appendix
- Monterey
- Translator
- Authorship
- Adherent
- Coleridge
- Toast
- Statement
- Mohammed
- Reprint
- Glossary
- Hegel
- Catechism
- Balzac
- Annotation
- Bookseller
- Phrase
- Erasmus
- Liber
- Manifesto
- Sketch
- Paragraph
- Assertion
- Plato
- Declaration
Adjective
Wiktionary
PREFACE, noun. The beginning or introductory portion that comes before the main text of a document or book.
PREFACE, noun. An introduction, or series of preliminary remarks.
PREFACE, noun. (Roman Catholic) The prelude or introduction to the canon of the Mass.
PREFACE, verb. (transitive) To introduce or make a comment before (the main point).
PREFACE, verb. (transitive) To give a preface to.
PREFACE, noun. The part of the liturgy that precedes the main part of the Eucharist
Dictionary definition
PREFACE, noun. A short introductory essay preceding the text of a book.
PREFACE, verb. Furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution".
Wise words
Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable
fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those
symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated
by the inaudible language of the heart.