PREFACE

• (noun) a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book

  synonyms : foreword , prolusion

• (verb) furnish with a preface or introduction

  "She always precedes her lectures with a joke", "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"

  synonyms : introduce , precede , premise

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