- (n.) Something spoken as introductory to a discourse or written as introductory to a book or essay; a proem; an introduction or series of preliminary remarks.
- (v.t.) To introduce by a preface; to give a preface to; as, to preface a book discourse.
- (v.i.) To make a preface.
- (n.) The prelude or introduction to the canon of the Mass.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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