The meaning of Foreword

Foreword – definition

noun
A short introduction to a book, typically by a person other than the author.
Usage examples:
Again and again writers have explained themselves in a variety of ways: forewords, afterwords, essa…
Synonims:
Preface Introduction Prologue Preamble Opening remarks Opening statement Preliminary matter Front matter Forward matter Intro Prelims Prolegomenon Proem Prooemium Exordium Prolusion

noun
An introduction to a book, sometimes by someone who is not the person who wrote the book

Foreword translation into English

Foreword: translate from English into Chinese

前言, 序言, 诸言

Foreword: translate from English into Dutch

Voorwoord, Voorrede, Voorbericht

Foreword: translate from English into French

Avant-propos, Avis au lecteur

Foreword: translate from English into German

Vorwort, Einführung

Foreword: translate from English into Hindi

प्रस्तावना, प्राक्कथन, भूमिका

Foreword: translate from English into Italian

Prefazione, Proemio, Avvertenza

Foreword: translate from English into Korean

머리말

Foreword: translate from English into Russian

Предисловие, Введение

Foreword: translate from English into Spanish

Prefacio, Entrevista

Word origin

mid 19th century: from fore- + word, on the pattern of German Vorwort .

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Foreword – similar words

forewords

noun
A short introduction to a book, typically by a person other than the author.
Usage examples:
Again and again writers have explained themselves in a variety of ways: forewords, afterwords, essa…

noun
An introduction to a book, sometimes by someone who is not the person who wrote the book

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Foreword synonims

exordium

noun
The beginning or introductory part, especially of a discourse or treatise.
Usage examples:
What he finally said, after a long exordium, was that at the earliest opportunity a democratic cong…

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intro

noun
An introduction.
Usage examples:
Have your ever been fascinated by the design of the opening credits for a film, a flash intro to a …

prefix
Into; inwards.
Usage examples:
Introgression

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introduction

noun
The action of introducing something.
Usage examples:
Issues arising from the introduction of new technology

noun
A short speech or piece of writing that comes before a longer speech or written text, usually giving basic information about what is to follow
Usage examples:
The author’s introduction explains the organization of the book., let me do the introductions (= in…

noun
The act of making goods or services available to be bought for the first time
Usage examples:
The introduction of sth to sth the company has announced the introduction of a new games console to…

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preamble

noun
A preliminary or preparatory statement; an introduction.
Usage examples:
He could tell that what she said was by way of a preamble

noun
An introduction to a speech or piece of writing
Usage examples:
The preamble to the constitution

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preface

noun
An introduction to a book, typically stating its subject, scope, or aims.
Usage examples:
This article is excerpted from the new preface to the updated paperback edition.

verb
Provide (a book) with a preface.
Usage examples:
The book is prefaced by a quotation from william faulkner

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prelims

noun
A preliminary examination, especially at a university.
Usage examples:
They are causing maximum unrest at a critical phase for all our senior pupils as they approach thei…

noun
A sports event or an exam that acts as a preparation for a more important event that will follow

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proem

noun
A preface or preamble to a book or speech.
Usage examples:
The proem to the ode ‘on the morning of christ's nativity’ describes the poem as both a ‘hymn’ and …

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prolegomenon

noun
A critical or discursive introduction to a book.
Usage examples:
A prolegomenon to the second part

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prologue

noun
A separate introductory section of a literary, dramatic, or musical work.
Usage examples:
The suppressed prologue to women in love

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prolusion

noun
A preliminary action or event; a prelude.

noun
A short piece of writing that is done as an exercise
Usage examples:
His early poems and some of his prose prolusions speak of wanderings in the city and the nearby cou…

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prooemium

noun
Proem.

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