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

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈfɔɹˌwɝːd/
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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfɔːˌwɜːd/
  • Homophones: forward
  • Hyphenation: fore‧word

Noun

foreword (plural forewords)

  1. An introductory section preceding the main text of a book or other document; a preface or introduction.

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