preface (n.)

  1. a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book

    [ Syn: foreword , prolusion ]

    preface (v.)

  1. 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

    [ Syn: precede , premise , introduce ]

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