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PREFACE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A short introductory essay preceding the text of a book

Synonyms:

foreword; preface; prolusion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("preface" is a kind of...):

introduction (the first section of a communication)

Holonyms ("preface" is a part of...):

text; textual matter (the words of something written)

Derivation:

preface (furnish with a preface or introduction)

prefatorial (serving as an introduction or preface)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Furnish with a preface or introduction

Example:

He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution

Synonyms:

introduce; precede; preface; premise

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "preface" is one way to...):

say; state; tell (express in words)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "preface"):

preamble (make a preliminary introduction, usually to a formal document)

prologise; prologize; prologuize (write or speak a prologue)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

preface (a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book)

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