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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary fore·word DATE 1842 : prefatory comments (as for a book) especially when written by someone other than the author English Etymology foreword 1842, perhaps a loan-translation of Ger. Vorwart "preface," modeled on L. præfatio "preface." Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 foreword fore·word / 5fC:wE:d; NAmE 5fC:rwE:rd / noun a short introduction at the beginning of a book (书的)前言,序言 ⇨ compare preface Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: noun Synonyms: INTRODUCTION , exordium, overture, preamble, preface, prelude, prelusion, proem, prolegomenon, prologueWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged fore·word \ˈfōrˌwərd, ˈfȯr-, -_wərd; ˈfōəˌwə̄d, ˈfȯ(ə)ˌ-, -_wəd\ noun Etymology: fore- + word; probably translation of German vorwort : preface ; often : front matter likely to be of interest but not necessarily essential for the understanding of the text of a book and commonly written by someone other than the author of the text |
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