Pronunciation

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Singular
preface

Plural
prefaces

  1. (countable) A preface is the beginning or introductory portion that comes before the main text of a document or book.

Plain form
preface

Third-person singular
prefaces

Past tense
prefaced

Past participle
prefaced

Present participle
prefacing

  1. (transitive) If you preface something, you introduce or make a comment before the main point.