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foreword
a short introductory statement in a published work, as a book: A foreword is not generally written by the author of the book.
Not to be confused with:
forward – toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward: a forward motion
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fore·word
(fôr′wərd)n.
A preface or an introductory note, as for a book, especially by a person other than the author.
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foreword
(ˈfɔːˌwɜːd)n
(Journalism & Publishing) an introductory statement to a book
[C19: literal translation of German Vorwort]
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fore•word
(ˈfɔrˌwɜrd, -wərd, ˈfoʊr-)n.
a short introductory statement in a published work, as a book. Compare afterword.
[1835–45]
syn: See introduction.
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foreword
An introduction, in which the author sets out his intentions, or written by another person giving an endorsement of the book or its author.
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Noun | 1. | foreword - a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book 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 |
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foreword
noun introduction, preliminary, preface, preamble, prologue, prolegomenon the foreword to this very special cookery book
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foreword
nounA short section of preliminary remarks:
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Translations
مُقَدِّمَه، تَصْدير
předmluva
forord
alkusanatesipuhe
formáli
pratarmė
priekšvārds
predslov
predgovor
ön söz
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foreword
n → Vorwort nt
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
foreword
(ˈfoːwəːd) noun a piece of writing as an introduction at the beginning of a book; a preface. The foreword was written by a famous scholar.
to write a foreword (not forward) to a book.
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