# foreword

Pronunciation: say "FOR-wurd" US /ˈfɔɹwɝd/, UK /ˈfɔːwɜːd/

## Noun

1. An introductory section that comes before the main text of a book, especially one written by someone other than the work's own author.
   - Simple: A short section at the start of a book, usually written by someone other than the author.
   - _The foreword was penned by a Nobel laureate who admired the author's earlier research._
   - _Several forewords in the anthology were contributed by leading historians._

## Origin

Formed from 'fore-' + 'word', as a calque of German 'Vorwort', which was itself a calque of Latin 'praefatio' ('preface'). It is related to Dutch 'voorwoord', West Frisian 'foarwurd', Danish 'forord', and Swedish 'förord'.

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