different between preface vs prepend

English

Alternative forms

• præface (archaic)

Etymology

Late 14th century, from Middle English preface, prefas, from Old French preface (from which derives the modern French préface), from Medieval Latin pref?tia, for classical Latin praef?ti? (“a saying beforehand”), from praefor (“to speak beforehand”), from prae- (“beforehand”) + for (“to speak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p??f?s/
• Rhymes: -?f?s

Noun

preface (plural prefaces)

1. The beginning or introductory portion that comes before the main text of a document or book.

   Synonyms: forespeech, foretalk, foreword, introduction, proem, prologue; see also Thesaurus:foreword

2. An introduction, or series of preliminary remarks.
3. (Roman Catholicism) The prelude or introduction to the canon of the Mass.

   Synonym: prelude

4. A title or epithet.
   • 2008, W. Bruce Kippen, Lords of the Frontier

     […] a black-tie dinner to celebrate on the eve of the ceremony which would remove the preface "Sir" from his name and replace it with the preface "Lord," thought by some to be one of the most potent words in the English language.

Translations

Verb

preface (third-person singular simple present prefaces, present participle prefacing, simple past and past participle prefaced)

1. (transitive) To introduce or make a comment before (the main point).

2. (transitive) To give a preface to.

Translations

Related terms

• prefatory

See also

• prelude

Further reading

• preface on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Romanian

Etymology

pre- +? face

Verb

a preface (third-person singular present prefac, past participle -ut) 3rd conj.

1. to change
2. (reflexive) to pretend

Conjugation

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p???p?nd/

  Rhymes: -?nd

Etymology 1

From pre- + (ap)pend, by analogy with append.

Verb

prepend (third-person singular simple present prepends, present participle prepending, simple past and past participle prepended)

1. (computing, linguistics, transitive) To attach (an expression, phrase, etc.) to another, as a prefix.

Translations

Noun

prepend (plural prepends)

1. The act of prepending.

See also

• append
• postpend
• prefix
• postfix

Etymology 2

From pre- +? Latin pendere (“weigh”).

Verb

prepend (third-person singular simple present prepends, present participle prepending, simple past and past participle prepended)

1. (rare, transitive) To premeditate; to weigh up mentally.

Anagrams

• perpend