foreword
nounEtymology
Morphologically fore- + word. Calque of German Vorwort, itself a calque of Latin praefatio (“preface”). Cognate with German Low German Vörwoord (“foreword”), Dutch voorwoord (“foreword”), West Frisian foarwurd (“foreword”), Danish forord (“preface; proviso”), Swedish förord (“foreword”). Compare also Old English forword, foreword (“proviso; condition”).
- calqued from Vorwort
Definitions
An introductory section preceding the main text of a book or other document
An introductory section preceding the main text of a book or other document; especially, one written by another person (not the author of the work thus introduced).
- He closes the foreword by acknowledging that his proposals would have far-reaching impacts on railway staff, communities and industry - and passes the buck onto government to ensure that these consequences are managed appropriately.
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- antonymafterword
- antonymback matter
- antonymepilogue
- antonymendsay
- antonymconclusion
- antonymlast word
- antonympostamble
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for foreword. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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