Definitions for Foreword
ˈfɔrˌwɜrd, -wərd, ˈfoʊr-fore·word

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1. foreword, preface, prolusionnoun

   a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book

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1. forewordnoun

   An introductory section preceding the main text of a book or other document; a preface or introduction.

2. Etymology: Morphologically, a calque of Vorwort, itself a calque of praefatio.

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1. Foreword

   A foreword is a (usually short) piece of writing, sometimes placed at the beginning of a book or other piece of literature. Typically written by someone other than the primary author of the work, it often tells of some interaction between the writer of the foreword and the book's primary author or the story the book tells. Later editions of a book sometimes have a new foreword prepended (appearing before an older foreword if there was one), which might explain in what respects that edition differs from previous ones. When written by the author, the foreword may cover the story of how the book came into being or how the idea for the book was developed, and may include thanks and acknowledgments to people who were helpful to the author during the time of writing. Unlike a preface, a foreword is always signed. Information essential to the main text is generally placed in a set of explanatory notes, or perhaps in an introduction, rather than in the foreword or like preface. The pages containing the foreword and preface (and other front matter) are typically not numbered as part of the main work, which usually uses Arabic numerals. If the front matter is paginated, it uses lowercase Roman numerals. If there is both a foreword and a preface, the foreword appears first; both appear before the introduction, which may be paginated either with the front matter or the main text. The word foreword was first used around the mid-17th century, originally as a term in philology. It was possibly a calque of German Vorwort, itself a calque of Latin praefatio.

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1. foreword

   A foreword is a short introductory statement or remark to a book or other written work, typically written by someone other than the book's author, often praising the work or providing some additional context or explanation about its purpose or origins.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Forewordnoun

   a preface

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1. Foreword

   A foreword is a piece of writing sometimes placed at the beginning of a book or other piece of literature. Typically written by someone other than the primary author of the work, it often tells of some interaction between the writer of the foreword and the book's primary author or the story the book tells. Later editions of a book sometimes have a new foreword prepended, which might explain in what respects that edition differs from previous ones. The foreword is sometimes confused with the preface, which is written by the author of the book and generally covers the story of how the book came into being or how the idea for the book was developed, and may include thanks and acknowledgments to people who were helpful to the author during the time of writing. Unlike a preface, a foreword is always signed. Information essential to the main text is generally placed in a set of explanatory notes, or perhaps in an introduction, rather than in the foreword or preface. The pages containing the foreword and preface are typically not numbered as part of the main work, which usually uses Arabic numerals. If the front matter is paginated, it uses lowercase Roman numerals. If there is both a foreword and a preface, the foreword appears first; both appear before the introduction, which may be paginated either with the front matter or the main text.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Foreword

   fōr′wurd, n. a preface.

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1. Foreword

   Foreword vs. Forward -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Foreword and Forward.

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How to pronounce Foreword?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Fred

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Foreword in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Foreword in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Foreword in a Sentence

1. Perry Brass:

   Perry Brass is a pioneer of gay literature," ForeWord Magazine

2. Stephenie Meyer:

   I wanted to do something fun for the 10th anniversary, and the publisher wanted like a foreword, and I thought, 'Well, maybe something more interesting,'.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Foreword
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Foreword
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreword
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Foreword
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Foreword
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Foreword