Analysis Complete

preface

/ preface /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
Type of:
introduction
Has parts:
text textual matter
Derived:
precede premise introduce
verb Sense 2
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"
Type of:
state say tell
Kinds of:
preamble prologize prologuize prologise
Derived:
foreword prolusion
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
38%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
15
Times Searched
2
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introduction state say tell preamble prologize prologuize prologise