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foreword
foreworda short introductory statement in a published work, as a book: A foreword is not generally written by the author of the book.
Not to be confused with:forward – toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward: a forward motionfore·word F0259900 (fôr′wərd)n. A preface or an introductory note, as for a book, especially by a person other than the author.foreword (ˈfɔːˌwɜːd) n (Journalism & Publishing) an introductory statement to a book[C19: literal translation of German Vorwort]fore•word (ˈfɔrˌwɜrd, -wərd, ˈfoʊr-)
n. a short introductory statement in a published work, as a book. Compare afterword. [1835–45] syn: See introduction. forewordAn introduction, in which the author sets out his intentions, or written by another person giving an endorsement of the book or its author.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | foreword - a short introductory essay preceding the text of a bookpreface, prolusiontext, textual matter - the words of something written; "there were more than a thousand words of text"; "they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech"; "he wants to reconstruct the original text"introduction - the first section of a communication |
forewordnoun introduction, preliminary, preface, preamble, prologue, prolegomenon the foreword to this very special cookery bookforewordnounA short section of preliminary remarks:induction, introduction, lead-in, overture, preamble, preface, prelude, prolegomenon, prologue.Translationsforeword (ˈfoːwəːd) noun a piece of writing as an introduction at the beginning of a book; a preface. The foreword was written by a famous scholar. 序言，前言 序言，前言
to write a foreword (not forward) to a book. foreword
Synonyms for forewordnoun introductionSynonyms- introduction
- preliminary
- preface
- preamble
- prologue
- prolegomenon
Synonyms for forewordnoun a short section of preliminary remarksSynonyms- induction
- introduction
- lead-in
- overture
- preamble
- preface
- prelude
- prolegomenon
- prologue
Synonyms for forewordnoun a short introductory essay preceding the text of a bookSynonymsRelated Words- text
- textual matter
- introduction
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