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foreword

/ˈfɔɹwɝd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English

Syllables
fore-word
IPA
/ˈfɔɹwɝd/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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).

Example Sentences

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈfɔɹwɝd/
  • British English: /ˈfɔːwɜːd/

Inflected Forms

forewords (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

introductory prelude prefatory preliminary protactic protatic forward exordium

Synonyms

forespeech foretale foretalk foreword preface prolusion

Homonyms

forward (US, Canada)

Antonyms

afterword epilogue endsay conclusion last word postamble endspeech back matter

Questions

How do you pronounce foreword?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɔɹwɝd/.
What does foreword mean?
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).
Where does foreword come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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