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(prefaces, prefacing, prefaced) 1. A preface is an introduction at the beginning of a book, which explains what the book is about or why it was written. = foreword N-COUNT 2. If you preface an action or speech with something else, you do or say this other thing first. I will preface what I am going to say with a few lines from Shakespeare... The president prefaced his remarks by saying he has supported unemployment benefits all along. VERB: V n with n, V n by -ing
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin prephatia, alteration of Latin praefation-, praefatio foreword, from praefari to say beforehand, from prae- pre- + fari to say — more at ban Date: 14th century 1. often capitalized a variable doxology beginning with the Sursum Corda and ending with the Sanctus in traditional eucharistic liturgies 2. the introductory remarks of a speaker or author 3. approach, preliminary II. verb (~d; prefacing) Date: 1619 intransitive verb to make introductory remarks transitive verb 1. to say or write as ~ a note ~d to the manuscript 2. precede, herald 3. to introduce by or begin with a ~ 4. to stand in front of a porch ~s the entrance 5. to be a preliminary to • ~r noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 an introduction to a book stating its subject, scope, etc. 2 the preliminary part of a speech. 3 Eccl. the introduction to the central part of the Eucharistic service. --v.tr. 1 (foll. by with) introduce or begin (a speech or event) (prefaced my remarks with a warning). 2 provide (a book etc.) with a preface. 3 (of an event etc.) lead up to (another). Derivatives prefatorial adj. prefatory adj. Etymology: ME f. OF f. med.L praefatia for L praefatio f. praefari (as PRAE-, fari speak) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. предисловие 2. вводная часть; вступление 3. пролог 4. (часто P.) церк. проскомидия 5. делать вступление; снабжать предисловием; предпосылать to preface a book by (with) a life of the author —- предпосылать книге биографию автора he prefaced his remark with a quotation —- он начал свои замечания с цитаты 6. служить вступлением (к чему-л.); предшествовать (чему-л.) the events that prefaced the crisis —- события, предшествовавшие кризису 7. делать предварительные замечания 8. находиться перед чем-л. ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) предисловие; вводная часть 2) пролог 2. v. 1) снабжать (книгу и т.п.) предисловием 2) начинать (by, with); предпосылать I shall preface my remarks by thanking the chairman. 3) делать предварительные замечания ...Англо-русский словарь
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~1 n an introduction at the beginning of a book or speech ~2 v formal to say or do something before the main part of what you are going to say (I'd like to preface my remarks by saying a little about myself.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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