"præface" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: præfaces [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} præface (plural præfaces)
  1. Obsolete spelling of preface. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: preface
    Sense id: en-præface-en-noun-4pr8F5sL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51

Verb [English]

Forms: præfaces [present, singular, third-person], præfacing [participle, present], præfaced [participle, past], præfaced [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} præface (third-person singular simple present præfaces, present participle præfacing, simple past and past participle præfaced)
  1. Obsolete spelling of preface. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: preface
    Sense id: en-præface-en-verb-4pr8F5sL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51

Noun [French]

Forms: præfaces [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} præface f (plural præfaces)
  1. Obsolete form of préface. Tags: alt-of, feminine, obsolete Alternative form of: préface
    Sense id: en-præface-fr-noun-0Du1ud5i Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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