foreword

== English == === Etymology === Morphologically fore- +‎ word. Calque of German Vorwort, itself a calque of Latin praefatio (“preface”). Cognate with German Low German Vörwoord (“foreword”), Dutch voorwoord (“foreword”), West Frisian foarwurd (“foreword”), Danish forord (“preface; proviso”), Swedish förord (“foreword”). Compare also Old English forword, foreword (“proviso; condition”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfɔːwɜːd/ (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈfɔɹwɝd/, /ˈfɔɹwɚd/ Homophones: forward (US, Canada) Hyphenation: fore‧word === Noun === foreword (plural forewords) An introductory section preceding the main text of a book or other document; especially, one written by another person (not the author of the work thus introduced). Antonyms: afterword, epilogue, endsay, conclusion, last word, postamble; see also Thesaurus:afterword Coordinate terms: (broadly synonymous) foretalk, foretale, preface, introduction, prologue, preamble; see also Thesaurus:foreword ==== Translations ====