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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
foreword/ˈfɔːwɜːd/

▶noun a short introduction to a book, typically by a person other than the author.

– origin C19: from fore- + word, on the pattern of Ger. Vorwort.

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