preface
A beginning or introductory portion that comes before the main text of a document or…A beginning or introductory portion that comes before the main text of a document or book, typically serving to contextualize or explain the writing of the book and sometimes to acknowledge others' contributions; especially, such a discussion written by the work's own author.
» A book without preface is like a body without a soul.
Ein Buch ohne Vorwort ist wie ein Körper ohne Seele.
Книга без предисловия как тело без души.
Meaning
4 sensesA beginning or introductory portion that comes before the main text of a document or book, typically serving to contextualize or explain the writing of the book and sometimes to acknowledge others' contributions; especially, such a discussion written by the work's own author.
Holonyms: front matter, prelims
The book included a brief preface explaining the author's motivations for writing.
Vorwort, Vorrede
предисло́виеpredislóvije, введе́ниеvvedénije, проло́гprológ
передмо́ваperedmóva
An introduction, or series of preliminary remarks.
A variable prayer forming the prelude or introduction to the Eucharistic Prayer or canon of the Mass, following the Sursum corda dialogue and leading into the Sanctus.
Meronyms: protocol, embolism, eschatocol
Präfation
A title or epithet.
- a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
Examples
13 sentencesA book without preface is like a body without a soul.
ruКнига без предисловия как тело без души.
deEin Buch ohne Vorwort ist wie ein Körper ohne Seele.
This dictionary has a preface, not a foreword.
У цьому словнику є передмова, а не вступ.
deDieses Wörterbuch hat eine Vorbemerkung, kein Vorwort.
He said it in the preface.
Who wrote the preface for this book?
ruКто написал предисловие к этой книге?
Who wrote the preface to his book?
Translations
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Origin
Late 14th century, from Middle English preface, prefas, from Old French preface (from whicLate 14th century, from Middle English preface, prefas, from Old French preface (from which derives the modern French préface), from Medieval Latin prefātia, for classical Latin praefātiō (“a saying beforehand”), from praefor (“to speak beforehand”), from prae- (“beforehand”) + for (“to speak”).
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