prefacing
Opening remarks before
Prefacing is introducing something with preliminary remarks or context.
A speaker might preface criticism with praise: Prefacing her comments with a compliment, she then delivered the harsh truth.
The word often signals that what follows is the main point: He kept prefacing every statement with disclaimers.
Introductory book section
- prologueIntroductory literary section
- introductionPreliminary section or presentation
- epigraphPrefatory quotation
- proemIntroductory section of writing
frontmatter · author's note · dedication · acknowledgments · inscription · overture · preamble · exordium
Preliminary statement before content
- lead-inPreliminary portion before main content
- openingGap or start
- beginningInitial stage of something
- preliminaryBefore the main part
setup · foreword · prologue · prelude · exordium · proem · introductory · framing
Expressed claim or fact
- commentBrief stated opinion
- caveatWarning or qualification
- disclaimerStatement denying responsibility
- qualificationRequired skill or condition
clarification · explanation · note · observation · acknowledgment · salutation · address · presentation
foreword
Introductory book section
- prologueIntroductory literary section
- introductionPreliminary section or presentation
- epigraphPrefatory quotation
proem · frontmatter · author's note · dedication · acknowledgments · inscription · overture · preamble · exordium · preliminary
preamble
Preliminary statement before content
- lead-inPreliminary portion before main content
- openingGap or start
- beginningInitial stage of something
preliminary · setup · foreword · prologue · prelude · exordium · proem · introductory · framing · contextualizing
statement
Expressed claim or fact
- commentBrief stated opinion
- caveatWarning or qualification
- disclaimerStatement denying responsibility
qualification · clarification · explanation · note · observation · acknowledgment · salutation · address · presentation · dedication
- preludesprelude, overture, chorale prelude, introduction, intro
prefacingsummarizing
Condensing to main points
recapping · summing up · wrapping up · concluding remarks · signing off
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