preface

Universal Words noun, verb noun an introduction to a book, especially one that explains the author's aims compareFOREWORD verb [VN] 1 ~ sth (with sth) to provide a book or other piece of writing with a preface: He prefaced the diaries with a short account of how they were discovered. * Each chapter is prefaced by a quotation from Shakespeare. 2 ~ sth by / with sth