foreword
noun [C] /ˈfɔː.wɜːd/
/ˈfɔːr.wɝːd/ Definition
› a short piece of writing at the beginning of a book, sometimes praise by a famous person or someone who is not the writerBooks and parts of books
(Definition of foreword noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
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Synonyms and related words:
- addendum noun
- artwork noun
- bibliography noun
- binder noun
- binding noun
- blurb noun
- chapter noun (BOOK)
- errata
- erratum noun
- extract noun (WRITING)
- flyleaf noun
- folio noun
- frontispiece noun
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- margin noun (OUTER PART)
- monograph noun
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