Associations to the word «Preface»

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

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky