noun🔗ShareThe beginning or introductory portion that comes before the main text of a document or book."The book included a brief preface by a leading expert in the field."writingliteraturelanguagepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun🔗ShareThe prelude or introduction to the canon of the Mass."The priest began the Mass with the preface, a short prayer that introduced the main part of the service. "religionritualtheologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA title or epithet."The preface of the family cookbook was a short poem about their culinary traditions. "titlelanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo introduce or make a comment before (the main point)."She likes to preface her presentations with a joke to relax the audience. "communicationlanguagewritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo give a preface to."to preface a book"writingliteraturelanguagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading