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n. A preliminary statement or essay introducing a book that explains its scope, intention, or background and is usually written by the author.

n. An introductory section, as of a speech.

n. Something introductory; a preliminary: An informal brunch served as a preface to the three-day conference.

n. The words introducing the central part of the Eucharist in several Christian churches.

v. To introduce by or provide with a preliminary statement or essay.

v. To serve as an introduction to.

n. The beginning or introductory portion that comes before the main text of a document or book.

v. To introduce or make a comment before the main point.

n. Something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or written as introductory to a book or essay; a proem; an introduction, or series of preliminary remarks.

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

v. To introduce by a preface; to give a preface to.

verb-intransitive. To make a preface.

n. A statement or series of statements introducing a discourse, book, or other composition; a series of preliminary remarks, either written or spoken; a prelude.

n. [cap, or lowercase] In liturgics, the introductory section of the anaphora; the solemn eucharistic thanksgiving and ascription of glory introducing the canon.

n. A title; an introductory or explanatory epithet.

To give a preface to; introduce by preliminary written or spoken remarks, or by an action significant of what is to follow.

To say as a preface; write or utter in view or explanation of what is to follow.

To front; face; cover.

To give a preface; speak, write, or do something preliminary to later action.

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

v. furnish with a preface or introduction

"Aristotle in his poetic art as an essential part of tragedy, was an even, simple chant, like that which we call the preface to mass, which in my opinion is the Gregorian chant, and not the Ambrosian, and which is a true melopée."

postscript    follow   

prefaced    prefaces    prefacing   

introduction   

foreword    prelude    introduction   

prefatory   

prefaced    prefacing   

prologue    prelude    preamble    preliminary    introduction    proem    foreword    foretalk    exordium    prolegomenon   

memoir    epistle    essay    dissertation    pamphlet    bibliography    introduction    paragraph    prologue    monograph