- foreword, preface, prolusion - a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
--1 is a kind of introduction
--1 is a part of text, textual matterDerived form: verb preface1
- precede, preface, premise, introduce - furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"
--1 is one way to state, say, tell
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun preface1
Somebody ----s something