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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pref•ace /ˈprɛfɪs/USA pronunciation n., v., -aced, -ac•ing. n. [countable] - a statement in the front of a book by the author or editor, setting forth the book's purpose, etc.:The preface occupied a mere one page.
- an introductory part, as of a speech.
v. [~ + object] - to provide with a preface:He prefaced his speech with remarks about his opponent.
pref•a•to•ry /ˈprɛfəˌtɔri/USA pronunciation adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pref•ace (pref′is),USA pronunciation n., v., -aced, -ac•ing. n. - a preliminary statement in a book by the book's author or editor, setting forth its purpose and scope, expressing acknowledgment of assistance from others, etc.
- an introductory part, as of a speech.
- something preliminary or introductory:The meeting was the preface to an alliance.
- Religion[Eccles.]a prayer of thanksgiving, the introduction to the canon of the Mass, ending with the Sanctus.
v.t. - to provide with or introduce by a preface.
- to serve as a preface to.
- Medieval Latin prēfātia, for Latin praefātiō a saying beforehand, equivalent. to praefāt(us) (past participle of praefārī to say beforehand; see pre-, fate) + -iōn- -ion
- Middle French
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See introduction.
- 2, 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged preamble, prologue, prolegomena.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged appendix.
- 2, 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged epilogue.
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