English Explanatory Dictionary

foreword

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An introductory 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).

Pronunciation

/ˈfɔːwɜːd/ /ˈfɔɹwɝd/ /ˈfɔɹwɚd/ en-us-foreword.ogg

Word forms

foreword forewords

Etymology

Morphologically fore- + word. Calque of German Vorwort, itself a calque of Latin praefatio (“preface”). Cognate with German Low German Vörwoord (“foreword”), Dutch voorwoord (“foreword”), West Frisian foarwurd (“foreword”), Danish forord (“preface; proviso”), Swedish förord (“foreword”). Compare also Old English forword, foreword (“proviso; condition”).

Synonyms

forespeech foretale foretalk foreword

Antonyms

afterword back matter epilogue endsay conclusion last word postamble endspeech

Related words

introductory prelude prefatory preliminary protactic protatic forward
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