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preface

/ˈpɹɛfəs/
noun
  1. The beginning or introductory portion that comes before the main text of a document or book.

    "The book included a brief preface by a leading expert in the field."

    Similar: forespeech, foretalk, foreword, introduction, proem

  2. An introduction, or series of preliminary remarks.

  3. The prelude or introduction to the canon of the Mass.

    Similar: prelude

Synonymsforespeech, foretalk, foreword, introduction, proem, prologue
verb
  1. To introduce or make a comment before (the main point).

    "Let me preface this by saying that I don't know him that well."

  2. To give a preface to.

    "to preface a book"

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