foreword

Signification (Anglais)

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).

Concepts

Opposé de
afterword, epilogue, endsay, conclusion, last word, postamble, foreword
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈfɔːwɜːd/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

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”).

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