foreword

[ fawr-wurd, -werd, fohr- ]
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noun
  1. a short introductory statement in a published work, as a book, especially when written by someone other than the author.

Origin of foreword

1
First recorded in 1835–45; fore- + word

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foreword

/ (ˈfɔːˌwɜːd) /


noun
  1. an introductory statement to a book

Origin of foreword

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C19: literal translation of German Vorwort

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