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Meanings of preface (prefacing) in English

Russian
предисловие
Portuguese
prefácio
Catalan
prefaci
Spanish
prefacio

Introduction to a book or other literary work by the author.

предисловие
Portuguese
introduzir
Spanish
introducer

Furnish with a preface or introduction.

introduzir
Usage of prefacing in English
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Then Motahuana stepped forward and, prefacing his speech with another bow, said:
Harry Escombe: A Tale of Adventure in Peru
2
Using her journal, I compared the two, prefacing my judgment with:
The Farm
3
She answered slowly, prefacing each sentence with a series of jabs to the dough.
Speaking in Bones
4
And now let us stop prefacing, and pass to the real subject of this article.
Who is mark twain?
5
Thus Mary Shelley, prefacing the revised 1831 edition of her Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus.
The Guardian
6
But refrain from prefacing it with the recent variation, Please excuse any mistakes in this message.
Reuters
7
One chief, however, soon settled down to definite details, prefacing his remarks with the silence-commanding Azuna!
Travels in West Africa: Congo Français, Corisco and Cameroons
8
He also gave him a dispensation from the duty of prefacing hostilities by a declaration of war.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 04: 1555-59
9
And that night she asked him, prefacing her question with the offering of an almost perfect lamb-chop.
O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921
10
As the world watches on in horror, details of vicious torture prefacing the killings provoke further outrage.
The Irish Times
11
The doctor redeemed his promise, by prefacing a panegyric, in English, with the following quotation from Virgil-
The Lost Hunter / A Tale of Early Times
12
Ignoring the fact that they were engaged in serious discussion, the droid started speaking without prefacing his arrival.
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens
13
What new thing art thou prefacing?
The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I.
14
These plaudits were called out by some passages on the guitar with which the singer was prefacing his song.
The History of David Grieve
15
The second half had barely begun before the electricity supply to the floodlights failed, prefacing a dusky 10 minute hiatus.
The Guardian
16
He defied the council by prefacing the announcement of his appointments by saying: "The cabinet will remain as follows."
The Irish Times
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Translations for prefacing
Prefacing through the time