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noun. A preliminary statement or essay introducing a book that explains its scope, intention, or background and is usually written by the author.

noun. An introductory section, as of a speech.

noun. Something introductory; a preliminary.

noun. The words introducing the central part of the Eucharist in several Christian churches.

transitive verb. To introduce by or provide with a preliminary statement or essay.

transitive verb. To serve as an introduction to.

To give a preface to; introduce by preliminary written or spoken remarks, or by an action significant of what is to follow.

To say as a preface; write or utter in view or explanation of what is to follow.

To front; face; cover.

To give a preface; speak, write, or do something preliminary to later action.

noun. A statement or series of statements introducing a discourse, book, or other composition; a series of preliminary remarks, either written or spoken; a prelude.

noun. [cap, or lowercase] In liturgics, the introductory section of the anaphora; the solemn eucharistic thanksgiving and ascription of glory introducing the canon.

noun. A title; an introductory or explanatory epithet.

intransitive verb. To make a preface.

transitive verb. To introduce by a preface; to give a preface to.

noun. Something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or written as introductory to a book or essay; a proem; an introduction, or series of preliminary remarks.

noun. The prelude or introduction to the canon of the Mass.

noun. a portion of the communion service, preceding the prayer of consecration, appointed for certain seasons.

noun. The beginning or introductory portion that comes before the main text of a document or book.

verb. To introduce or make a comment before the main point.

noun. a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book

verb. furnish with a preface or introduction

"Aristotle in his poetic art as an essential part of tragedy, was an even, simple chant, like that which we call the preface to mass, which in my opinion is the Gregorian chant, and not the Ambrosian, and which is a true melopée."

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acknowledgments  anteriority  avant-propos  back  back matter  

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