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| 1. | [ verb ] furnish with a preface or introduction | |
| Synonyms: | introduce precede premise | |
| Examples: | "She always precedes her lectures with a joke" "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution" |
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| Related terms: | state preamble prologize foreword | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (fine art,writing) a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book | |
| Synonyms: | prolusion foreword | |
| Related terms: | introduction text | |
| Similar spelling: |
prepacked proficient profuse profess privacy prefect prefecture prevacid prepuce profusely professor professed pravachol |
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