FOREWORD


Meaning of FOREWORD in English

/ ˈfɔːwɜːd; NAmE ˈfɔːrwɜːrd/ noun

a short introduction at the beginning of a book

—compare preface

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from fore- + word , on the pattern of German Vorwort .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.