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foreword
[
fawr
-wurd
,
-werd
,
fohr
-
]
Origin
fore·word
/
ˈfɔrˌwɜrd
,
-wərd
,
ˈfoʊr-
/
Show Spelled
[
fawr
-wurd
,
-werd
,
fohr
-
]
Show IPA
noun
a short introductory statement in a published work, as a book, especially when written by someone other than the author.
Compare
afterword
.
Origin:
1835–45;
fore-
+
word
Can be confused:
foreword,
forward
,
forwards
,
froward
(see synonym note at
forward
).
Synonyms
See
introduction.
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World English Dictionary
foreword
(ˈfɔːˌwɜːd)
—
n
an introductory statement to a book
[C19: literal translation of German
Vorwort
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
foreword
1842, perhaps a loan-translation of Ger. Vorwart "preface," modeled on L. præfatio "preface."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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