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preface
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of PREFACE
a short section (as of a book) that leads to or explains the main part <a noted critic has written a short preface to her story to explain some of the historical background>
Synonyms exordium, foreword, intro, preamble, preface, prelude, proem, prologue (also prolog), prolusion
Near Antonyms envoi (or envoy), postscript; aftermath; cessation, close, closing, conclusion, end, finale, finish, stop, termination
Antonyms epilogue (also epilog)
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