foreword
2 synonyms and 2 antonyms for foreword, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A short piece at the start of a book, often written by someone other than the author, that introduces the work.
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Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
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Etymology
Morphologically this is fore- plus word. It is a calque of German Vorwort, which is itself a calque of Latin praefatio ("preface"). It is cognate with German Low German Vörwoord ("foreword"), Dutch voorwoord ("foreword"), West Frisian foarwurd ("foreword"), Danish forord ("preface; proviso") and Swedish förord ("forewo...
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