Preface
Pronunciation: /ˈprɛfəs/
Preface (noun)
- an introduction at the beginning of a book, explaining its purpose or background.
- a short speech before the main speech, explaining what will be discussed.
Examples
- The preface explains the author's motivation.
- Readers often skip the preface of a book.
Common collocations: write a preface, read the preface, short preface, give a preface, opening preface
Preface (verb)
- to start something by giving an introduction or explanation first.
Examples
- She prefaced her remarks with a joke.
- He prefaced the meeting with a brief summary.