🇬🇧 en fr 🇫🇷

preface noun

  /pri.fes/ , /prɛf.es/ , /prɪˈfes/ , /ˈprɛfəs/ , /ˈpɹɛfəs/ , /ˈpɹɛfɪs/ , /;/
  • A beginning or introductory portion that comes before the main text of a document or book, typically serving to contextualize or explain the writing of the book and sometimes to acknowledge others' contributions; especially, such a discussion written by the work's own author.
  • (Christianity) A variable prayer forming the prelude or introduction to the Eucharistic Prayer or canon of the Mass, following the Sursum corda dialogue and leading into the Sanctus.
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preface verb

  /pri.fes/ , /prɛf.es/ , /prɪˈfes/ , /ˈprɛfəs/ , /ˈpɹɛfəs/ , /ˈpɹɛfɪs/ , /;/
  • (transitive) To introduce or make a comment before (the main point); to premise.
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🇫🇷 fr en 🇬🇧

préface noun {f}

  /pʁe.fas/
  • (Littérature) Avant-propos que l’on met en tête d’un livre pour donner quelques indications nécessaires au lecteur ou pour le prévenir favorablement
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preamble, preface
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