She prefaced her speech with a recitation of one of her favorite poems.
•Alice prefaced her remarks with a few personal comments.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
preface something with/by — introduce or begin a speech or event with or by doing something. → preface … English new terms dictionary
preface — [ prɛfəs] noun 1》 an introduction to a book, typically stating its subject, scope, or aims. 2》 Christian Church the introduction to the central part of the Eucharist. verb 1》 provide with a preface. 2》 (preface something with/by) introduce or… … English new terms dictionary
preface — ► NOUN 1) an introduction to a book, stating its subject, scope, or aims. 2) the preliminary part of a speech. ► VERB 1) provide with a preface. 2) (preface with/by) begin (a speech or event) with or by doing something. DERIVATIVES … English terms dictionary
preface — [pref′is] n. [ME prefas < MFr < ML prefatia, for L praefatio < prae , before (see PRE ) + fatus, pp. of fari, to speak: see FAME] 1. [usually P ] R.C.Ch. the introduction to the Canon of the Mass, ending with the Sanctus 2. an… … English World dictionary
Something Fresh — Infobox Book name = Something Fresh title orig = translator = image caption= author = P. G. Wodehouse cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Comic novel publisher = Methuen release date = September 16 1915… … Wikipedia
Preface to a Twenty Volume Suicide Note — by Amiri Baraka (1961) Dedicating the work to his Jewish wife and coeditor of the seminal journal Yugen, hettie jones, amiri baraka (LeRoi Jones) published his first poetry collection, Preface to a Twenty Volume Suicide Note at Totem Press,… … Encyclopedia of Beat Literature
preface — /ˈprɛfəs / (say prefuhs) noun 1. a preliminary statement by the author or editor of a book, setting forth its purpose and scope, expressing acknowledgement of assistance from others, etc. 2. an introductory part, as of a speech. 3. something… …
preface — [[t]pre̱fɪs[/t]] prefaces, prefacing, prefaced 1) N COUNT A preface is an introduction at the beginning of a book, which explains what the book is about or why it was written. Syn: foreword, introduction 2) VERB If you preface an action or speech … English dictionary
preface — prefacer, n. /pref is/, n., v., prefaced, prefacing. n. 1. a preliminary statement in a book by the book s author or editor, setting forth its purpose and scope, expressing acknowledgment of assistance from others, etc. 2. an introductory part,… … Universalium
preface — I UK [ˈprefəs] / US noun [countable] Word forms preface : singular preface plural prefaces 1) an introduction to a book or a speech 2) an event that happens before a more important event II UK [ˈprefəs] / US verb [transitive] Word forms preface … English dictionary
PREFACE — The NUTTALL ENCYCLOPÆDIA is the fruit of a project to provide, in a concise and condensed form, and at a cheap rate, an epitome of the kind of information given in the larger Encyclopædias, such as may prove sufficient for the ordinary… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
