préface

Meaning

Noun

preface

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person) inflection of préfacer:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of préfacer:

Concepts

preface

foreword

introduction

preamble

prolusion

introduce

premise

proem

prolog

prologue

precede

Synonyms

avant-propos

introduction

préambule

prologue

mettre

avertissement

⚠️

introduire

présenter

avantpropos

prémisse

Translations

Vorwort

prefazione

prefácio

Vorrede

voorwoord

voorrede

prólogo

önsöz

Einleitung

voorbericht

pròleg

Einführung

prefaci

prefacio

Prolog

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pʁe.fas/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: preface

In summary

Inherited from Old French preface, borrowed from Medieval Latin prefatia, from Classical Latin praefātiō (“preface, prologue”), from praefor (“to speak beforehand”), from prae- (“beforehand”) + for (“to speak”).