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prefaces
We have found lemma(root) word of prefaces : preface.
Definitions
[ˈprɛfɪs], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an introduction to a book, typically stating its subject, scope, or aims
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Origin
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late Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin praefatia, alteration of Latin praefatio(n-) ‘words spoken beforehand’, from the verb praefari, from prae ‘before’ + fari ‘speak’
[ˈprɛfɪs], (Verb)
Definitions:
- provide (a book) with a preface
(e.g: the book is prefaced by a quotation from William Faulkner)
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Origin
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late Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin praefatia, alteration of Latin praefatio(n-) ‘words spoken beforehand’, from the verb praefari, from prae ‘before’ + fari ‘speak’
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