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pref·ace  (prfs)

n.

1.

a. A preliminary statement or essay introducing a book that explains its scope, intention, or background and is usually written by the author.

b. An introductory section, as of a speech.

2. Something introductory; a preliminary: An informal brunch served as a preface to the three-day conference.

3. often Preface The words introducing the central part of the Eucharist in several Christian churches.

tr.v. pref·aced, pref·ac·ing, pref·ac·es

1. To introduce by or provide with a preliminary statement or essay.

2. To serve as an introduction to.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin praefti, praeftin-, from praeftus, past participle of praefr, to say before : prae-, pre- + fr, to speak; see bh-² in Indo-European roots.]

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prefac·er n.

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preface [ˈprɛfɪs]

n

1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a statement written as an introduction to a literary or other work, typically explaining its scope, intention, method, etc.; foreword

2. anything introductory

3. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) RC Church a prayer of thanksgiving and exhortation serving as an introduction to the canon of the Mass

vb (tr)

1. to furnish with a preface

2. to serve as a preface to

[from Medieval Latin praefātia, from Latin praefātiō a saying beforehand, from praefārī to utter in advance, from prae before + fārī to say]

prefacer  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	preface - a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book foreword, prolusion text, textual matter - the words of something written; "there were more than a thousand words of text"; "they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech"; "he wants to reconstruct the original text" introduction - the first section of a communication
Verb	1.	preface - 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" premise, precede, introduce preamble - make a preliminary introduction, usually to a formal document prologise, prologize, prologuize - write or speak a prologue say, state, tell - express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"

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preface

noun

introduction, preliminary, prelude, preamble, foreword, prologue, proem, prolegomenon, exordium the preface to the English edition of the novel

verb

introduce, precede, open, begin, launch, lead up to, prefix I will preface what I am going to say with a few lines from Shakespeare.

Translations

preface [ˈprefɪs]

A. N → prólogo m, prefacio m

B. VT [+ book] → prologar
he prefaced this by saying that → a modo de prólogo a esto dijo que ..., introdujo este tema diciendo que ...
the book is prefaced by an essay → el libro tiene un ensayo a modo de prólogo
he has the irritating habit of prefacing his sentences with → tiene la molesta costumbre de comenzar las frases con ...

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preface [ˈprɛfəs]

n → préface f

vt → faire précéder
to preface sth with sth [+ speech, action] → faire précéder qch de qch
He prefaced his remark by saying that ... → En guise d'introduction, il a déclaré que ...
to be prefaced by sth → être précédé par qch

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preface

n → Vorwort nt; (of speech) → Vorrede f

vt → einleiten; book → mit einem Vorwort versehen

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preface [ˈprɛfɪs] n → prefazione f; (to speech) → introduzione f

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preface [ˈprɛfɪs] n → prefazione f; (to speech) → introduzione f

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preface

n preface [ˈprefəs]

an introduction to a book etc The preface explained how to use the dictionary. voorwoord مُقَدِّمَه предговор předmluva forord; indledning die Einleitung πρόλογος prefacio eessõna پیشگفتار esipuhe préface מָבוֹא प्राक्कथन, प्रस्तावना, भूमिका predgovor,uvod előszó prakata formáli, inngangur prefazione, premessa 序 서문 pratarmė priekšvārds kata pendahuluan voorwoord forord przedmowa prefácio prefaţă предисловие predhovor predgovor uvod förord คำนำ önsöz 序言，前言 передмова, вступна частина ديباچہ، مقدمہ lời mở đầu 序言，前言