foreword

[ fawr-wurd, -werd, fohr- ]

/ ˈfɔrˌwɜrd, -wərd, ˈfoʊr- /

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noun

a short introductory statement in a published work, as a book, especially when written by someone other than the author.

Nearby words

forewaters, forewent, forewind, forewing, forewoman, foreword, foreworn, forex, foreyard, forfaiting, forfar

Compare afterword.

Origin of foreword

First recorded in 1835–45; fore- + word

SYNONYMS FOR foreword

See introduction.

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Can be confused

foreword forward forwards froward (see synonym study at forward)

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Music journalist Joel Selwin annotates, with a preface by Donovan, a foreword by Jorma Kaukonen, and an afterword by John Poppy.
The Best Coffee Table Books of 2014|Robert Birnbaum|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is preceded by a foreword Cramer later wrote about the genesis of piece.
The Strange and Mysterious Death of Mrs. Jerry Lee Lewis|Richard Ben Cramer|January 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Gen. Richard Dannatt, head of the British army from 2006 to 2009, wrote a foreword to the book, which is published on Monday.
Bryan Adams’s Unlikely, Compelling Portrait Photography Book ‘Wounded’|Nico Hines|November 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
At least How to Be has a warning in its foreword: Morrissey and Juzwiak are professionals, but they are not experts.
‘Pot Psychology’: The Stoners’ Guide to Life|Adam Auriemma|November 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Her daughter describes her in the foreword of aforementioned book—which shall not be named—as “relentless.”
My Gloria Allred Nightmare|Tricia Romano|June 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Schummel modifies the eccentricity merely by placing his foreword at the end of the volume.
Laurence Sterne in Germany|Harvey Waterman Thayer
In June he wrote me that he was so ill as to be quite unable to finish the foreword, which he had actually commenced to write.
Secret History of the English Occupation of Egypt|Wilfrid Scawen Blunt
When I have said this, I have but uttered a foreword to the hideous story, spoken the prologue only of the "frightful" tragedy.
Raemaekers' Cartoons|Louis Raemaekers
Of Shirley herself it is not necessary to say much in this Foreword.
The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52|Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clappe
It is evident that the author of the Foreword gathered these statements from some source related to Gregorius' history.
Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3|Viktor Rydberg, Ph.D.

British Dictionary definitions for foreword

foreword

/ (ˈfɔːˌwɜːd) /

noun

an introductory statement to a book

Word Origin for foreword

C19: literal translation of German Vorwort

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