preface
Noun
-
A short introductory essay preceding the text of a book (synset 106409546)
is a type of: introduction - the first section of a communicationis a part of: text, textual matter - the words of something written
Verb
-
Furnish with a preface or introduction (synset 200903562)
"She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"subtypes:
- preamble - make a preliminary introduction, usually to a formal document
- prologise, prologize, prologuize - write or speak a prologue
Found on Word Lists
Other Searches
- Rhyme: Dillfrog, RhymeZone
- Definition: Wiktionary, Dictionary.com, Wikipedia, Merriam-Webster, WordNet, Power Thesaurus
- Imagery: Google, Flickr, Bing