preface
noun
1. a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
Similar word(s): foreword, prolusion
Definition categories: communication, introduction
Sentences with preface as a noun:
- The book included a brief preface by a leading expert in the field.
verb
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
Similar word(s): introduce, precede, premise
Definition categories: communication, say, state, tell
Sentences with preface as a verb:
- Let me preface this by saying that I don't know him that well.
- to preface a book