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
A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is
the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color
and content according to the circumstances and time in which
it is used.