[{"word":"prefaces","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The beginning or introductory portion that comes before the main text of a document or book.","synonyms":["forespeech","foretalk","foreword","introduction","proem","prologue"],"antonyms":[],"example":"The book included a brief preface by a leading expert in the field."},{"definition":"An introduction, or series of preliminary remarks.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The prelude or introduction to the canon of the Mass.","synonyms":["prelude"],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A title or epithet.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["forespeech","foretalk","foreword","introduction","proem","prologue","prelude"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To introduce or make a comment before (the main point).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Let me preface this by saying that I don't know him that well."},{"definition":"To give a preface to.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to preface a book"}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/preface","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/prefaces"]}]