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"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "preface"
},
"expansion": "Middle English preface",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "prefas"
},
"expansion": "prefas",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "fro",
"3": "preface"
},
"expansion": "Old French preface",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fr",
"2": "préface"
},
"expansion": "French préface",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ML.",
"3": "prefātia"
},
"expansion": "Medieval Latin prefātia",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "la",
"3": "praefātiō",
"4": "",
"5": "a saying beforehand"
},
"expansion": "Latin praefātiō (“a saying beforehand”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "praefor",
"3": "",
"4": "to speak beforehand"
},
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "prae-",
"3": "",
"4": "beforehand"
},
"expansion": "prae- (“beforehand”)",
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{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "for",
"3": "",
"4": "to speak"
},
"expansion": "for (“to speak”)",
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}
],
"etymology_text": "Late 14th century, from Middle English preface, prefas, from Old French preface (from which derives the modern French préface), from Medieval Latin prefātia, for classical Latin praefātiō (“a saying beforehand”), from praefor (“to speak beforehand”), from prae- (“beforehand”) + for (“to speak”).",
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}
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"pos": "noun",
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{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "50 2 35 4 6 2",
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"name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
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}
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"examples": [
{
"text": "The book included a brief preface explaining the author's motivations for writing.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A beginning or introductory portion that comes before the main text of a document or book, typically serving to contextualize or explain the writing of the book and sometimes to acknowledge others' contributions."
],
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"links": [
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"beginning"
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[
"introductory",
"introductory"
],
[
"text",
"text"
],
[
"document",
"document"
],
[
"book",
"book"
]
],
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{
"english": "in some contexts",
"word": "foreword"
},
{
"word": "introduction"
},
{
"word": "proem"
},
{
"english": "in some contexts",
"word": "prologue"
},
{
"word": "foreword"
}
],
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{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "muqaddima",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "مُقَدِّمَة"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "aṙaǰaban",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "առաջաբան"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "müqəddimə"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "önsöz"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "pradmóva",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "прадмо́ва"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "prédgovor",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "пре́дговор"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "predislóvie",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
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"neuter"
],
"word": "предисло́вие"
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{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "ni.dan:",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "နိဒါန်း"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "prefaci"
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{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xùyán",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "序言"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "xùwén",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "序文"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
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"roman": "qiányán",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "前言"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "緒言"
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{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xùyán",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "绪言"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "předmluva"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "úvod"
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{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "forord"
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{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "voorwoord"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "voorrede"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "eessõna"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "alkusanat"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "johdanto"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "préface"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "prefacio"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "c̣inasiṭq̇vaoba",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "წინასიტყვაობა"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Vorwort"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Vorrede"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "prólogos",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "πρόλογος"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "prooímion",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "προοίμιον"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "prastāvnā",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "प्रस्तावना"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "előszó"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "prefaco"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "kata pengantar"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "sekapur sirih"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "mukadimah"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "réamhrá"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "prefazione"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "proemio"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "introduzione"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"alt": "じょぶん",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "jobun",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "序文"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"alt": "まえがき",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "maegaki",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "前書き"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "kırıspe",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "кіріспе"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "boppĕəʼkaʼthaa",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "បុព្វកថា"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "seomun",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "서문"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "meorimal",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "머리말"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "balgansa",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "발간사"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "praefātiō"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "prohoemium"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "priekšvārds"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pratarmė"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "predgovor",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "предговор"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "mnc",
"lang": "Manchu",
"roman": "yarun",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "ᠶᠠᡵᡠᠨ"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "kupu takamua"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "kupu whakataki"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "préfache"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "forord"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "prefaci"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "fōresæġdnes"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "moqaddame",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "مقدمه"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "dibâče",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "دیباچه"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Väaräd"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "wstęp"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "przedmowa"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "prefácio"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "prefață"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "predislóvije",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "предисло́вие"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vvedénije",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "введе́ние"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prológ",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "проло́г"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vstuplénije",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "вступле́ние"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ro-ràdh"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "пре̏дгово̄р"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "prȅdgovōr"
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{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "predhovor"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "predslov"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "úvod"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "predgovor"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "prefacio"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "förord"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "pambungad"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "muqaddima",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "муқаддима"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "pīṭhika",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "పీఠిక"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "kam-nam",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "คำนำ"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "önsöz"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "peredmóva",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "передмо́ва"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "ug",
"lang": "Uyghur",
"roman": "muqeddime",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "مۇقەددىمە"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "muqaddima"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "soʻzboshi"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "lời tựa"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "hakdome",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "הקדמה"
},
{
"_dis1": "62 25 13 0",
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "hagdome",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "האַגדאָמע"
}
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"An introduction, or series of preliminary remarks."
],
"id": "en-preface-en-noun-0k-YxmhH"
},
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Christianity",
"orig": "en:Christianity",
"parents": [
"Abrahamism",
"Religion",
"Culture",
"Society",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Meronyms: protocol, embolism, eschatocol"
}
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"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "кіріспе"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "boppĕəʼkaʼthaa",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "បុព្វកថា"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "seomun",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "서문"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "meorimal",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "머리말"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "balgansa",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "발간사"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "praefātiō"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "prohoemium"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "priekšvārds"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pratarmė"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "predgovor",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "предговор"
},
{
"code": "mnc",
"lang": "Manchu",
"roman": "yarun",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "ᠶᠠᡵᡠᠨ"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "kupu takamua"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "kupu whakataki"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "préfache"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "forord"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "prefaci"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "fōresæġdnes"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "moqaddame",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "مقدمه"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "dibâče",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "دیباچه"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Väaräd"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "wstęp"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "przedmowa"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "prefácio"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "prefață"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "predislóvije",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "предисло́вие"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vvedénije",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "введе́ние"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prológ",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "проло́г"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vstuplénije",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "вступле́ние"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ro-ràdh"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "пре̏дгово̄р"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "prȅdgovōr"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "predhovor"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "predslov"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "úvod"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "predgovor"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "prefacio"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "förord"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "pambungad"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "muqaddima",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "муқаддима"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "pīṭhika",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "పీఠిక"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "kam-nam",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "คำนำ"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "önsöz"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "peredmóva",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "передмо́ва"
},
{
"code": "ug",
"lang": "Uyghur",
"roman": "muqeddime",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "مۇقەددىمە"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "muqaddima"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "soʻzboshi"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"word": "lời tựa"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "hakdome",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "הקדמה"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "hagdome",
"sense": "introduction before the main text",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "האַגדאָמע"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "prayer before the canon of the Mass",
"word": "頌謝詞"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "sòngxiècí",
"sense": "prayer before the canon of the Mass",
"word": "颂谢词"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "prayer before the canon of the Mass",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "préface"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "prayer before the canon of the Mass",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Präfation"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "prayer before the canon of the Mass",
"word": "prefáció"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "prayer before the canon of the Mass",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "prefazio"
},
{
"code": "la",
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"sense": "prayer before the canon of the Mass",
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"feminine"
],
"word": "praefātiō"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "prayer before the canon of the Mass",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "prefacio"
}
],
"word": "preface"
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"text": "Let me preface this by saying that I don't know him that well.",
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"To introduce or make a comment before (the main point)."
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"(transitive) To introduce or make a comment before (the main point)."
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"text": "to preface a book",
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"ipa": "/ˈpɹɛfəs/"
},
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"ipa": "/ˈpɹɛfɪs/"
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},
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"english": "liturgical prayer",
"word": "Preface"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to introduce a text",
"word": "préfacer"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "prologízo",
"sense": "to introduce a text",
"word": "προλογίζω"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to introduce a text",
"word": "prefacizar"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "to introduce a text",
"word": "préfachi"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to introduce a text",
"word": "prefaciar"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "predvarjátʹ",
"sense": "to introduce a text",
"tags": [
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"word": "предваря́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "predposylátʹ",
"sense": "to introduce a text",
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"word": "предпосыла́ть"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to introduce a text",
"word": "introducir"
}
],
"word": "preface"
}
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