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foreword
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
foreword
(noun)
foreword
/
ˈ
foɚˌwɚd/
noun
plural
forewords
foreword
/
ˈ
foɚˌwɚd/
noun
plural
forewords
Britannica Dictionary definition of FOREWORD
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a section at the beginning of a book that introduces the book and is usually written by someone other than the book's author
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