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Synonyms for preface

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : pref-is
Phonetic Transcription : ˈprɛf ɪs

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Définition of preface

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French preface "opening part of sung devotions" (14c.) and directly from Medieval Latin prefatia, from Latin praefationem (nominative praefatio) "fore-speaking, introduction," in Medieval Latin "prologue," noun of action from past participle stem of praefari "to say beforehand," from prae "before" (see pre-) + fari "speak" (see fame (n.)).
  • noun introduction
  • verb introduce
Example sentences :
  • Contenting himself with this preface, Roderick began to read.
  • Extract from : « The Christmas Banquet (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • The Maxims were first published in 1665, with a preface by Segrais.
  • Extract from : « Reflections » by Francois Duc De La Rochefoucauld
  • His wife had been very ill when he wrote the preface; soon afterwards she was dead.
  • Extract from : « Joseph Andrews Vol. 1 » by Henry Fielding
  • It forms the preface to an American edition of my so-called Fairy Tales.
  • Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
  • Drafts for the dedication, the preface, and for a work on Esthetics.
  • Extract from : « Albert Durer » by T. Sturge Moore
  • As a sort of preface to his remarks, I would like to say a word or two about that bath-tub.
  • Extract from : « In a Steamer Chair and Other Stories » by Robert Barr
  • THE preface to a book serves the double purpose of prologue and epilogue.
  • Extract from : « A Hero of Our Time » by M. Y. Lermontov
  • It merely proves that Dannar's statement in the preface of his Thesis is correct.
  • Extract from : « The Issahar Artifacts » by Jesse Franklin Bone
  • Alarmed by his preface, she raised her eyes and looked him in the face.
  • Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
  • And now, Socrates, to make an end of my preface, I am ready to tell you the whole tale.
  • Extract from : « Timaeus » by Plato

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