| NOUN | communication | preface, foreword, prolusion | a short / short introductory essay preceding the text of a book |
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| VERB | communication | preface, precede, premise, introduce | furnish with a preface or introduction |
| Sounds | preh'fahs | |
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| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | A short / short introductory essay preceding the text of a book. | |
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| Synonyms | foreword, prolusion | |
| Part of | text, textual matter | The words of something written |
| Broader | introduction | The first section of a communication |
| Spanish | prefacio | |
| Catalan | prefaci, pròleg | |
| Adjectives | prefatorial | serving as an introduction or preface |
| Verbs | preface | furnish with a preface or introduction |
| Meaning | Furnish with a preface or introduction. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution" | |
| Synonyms | precede, premise, introduce | |
| Narrower | preamble | make a preliminary introduction, usually to a formal document |
| prologize, prologuize, prologise | Write or speak a prologue | |
| Broader | state, say, tell | Express in words / words |
| Spanish | anteceder, comenzar, introducer, introducir, preceder | |
| Nouns | preface | a short / short introductory essay preceding the text of a book |
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