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Etymology

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Morphologicallyfore- +‎word.Calque ofGermanVorwort, itself a calque ofLatinpraefatio(“preface”). Cognate withGerman Low GermanVörwoord(“foreword”),Dutchvoorwoord(“foreword”),West Frisianfoarwurd(“foreword”),Danishforord(“preface; proviso”),Swedishförord(“foreword”). Compare alsoOld Englishforword,foreword(“proviso; condition”).

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foreword (pluralforewords)

  1. Anintroductory section preceding the main text of a book or other document; especially, one written by another person (not the author of the work thus introduced).
    Antonyms:afterword,epilogue,endsay,conclusion,last word,postamble;see alsoThesaurus:afterword
    Coordinate terms:(broadly synonymous)foretalk,foretale,preface,introduction,prologue,preamble;see alsoThesaurus:foreword
    • 2023 March 8, Gareth Dennis, “The Reshaping of things to come...”, inRAIL, number978, page44:
      He closes theforeword by acknowledging that his proposals would have far-reaching impacts on railway staff, communities and industry - and passes the buck onto government to ensure that these consequences are managed appropriately.

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an introductory section
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