preface

«preface» in Mova's school dictionary: a short introduction at the start of a book, where the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (prefaces); verb (prefaces, prefaced, prefacing)

meaning for a pupil

1) A preface is a short introduction at the start of a book, where the writer explains why the book was written. tree →

2) To preface something is to say or write something first, before the main part. tree →

sense in the lessons

the first pages of a tale book, where the writer speaks to the reader before the stories begin

examples

• Read the preface before you start the story. tree →
• The writer's preface explains where the tales came from. tree →
• She prefaced her speech with a joke. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «preface» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.