different between preliminary vs preface

English

Alternative forms

• præliminary (archaic)

Etymology

From the French préliminaire or from Modern Latin prael?min?ris, formed from prae- (“before”) + l?men (“threshold”) + -?ris (adjectival suffix); compare Latin l?min?ris (“of or belonging to a threshold”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: pr?l?m??n?ri, IPA^(key): /p???l?m?n??i/
• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: pr?l?m??n?ri, IPA^(key): /p???l?m?n??i/

Adjective

preliminary (not comparable)

1. In preparation for the main matter; initial, introductory, preparatory.

   Synonyms: initial, introductory, preparatory

   Antonyms: definitive, final

   • And then, after a few preliminary tries, the whole farm burst out into 'Beasts of England' in tremendous unison.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

preliminary (plural preliminaries)

1. A preparation for a main matter; an introduction.
2. Any of a series of sports events that determine the finalists
3. A relatively minor contest that precedes a major one, especially in boxing

Translations

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