PREFACE
\pɹˈɛfəs], \pɹˈɛfəs], \p_ɹ_ˈɛ_f_ə_s]\
Definitions of PREFACE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To introduce by a preface; to give a preface to; as, to preface a book discourse.
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To make a preface.
By Oddity Software
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The introduction to a book, speech, etc., separate from the body of the work.
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To introduce by some statement or remarks.
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To say, write, or do something, as an introduction.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
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PREFATORILY.
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To open with a preliminary statement or act.
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To write, speak, or do something as a preface.
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A brief introduction at the beginning of a book; anything introductory.
By James Champlin Fernald
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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