Preface vs. Prologue

Prefacenoun

The beginning or introductory portion that comes before the main text of a document or book.

Prefacenoun

An introduction, or series of preliminary remarks.

Prefacenoun

(Roman Catholic) The prelude or introduction to the canon of the Mass.

Prefaceverb

(transitive) To introduce or make a comment before (the main point).

Prefaceverb

(transitive) To give a preface to.

Prefacenoun

Something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or written as introductory to a book or essay; a proem; an introduction, or series of preliminary remarks.

Prefacenoun

The prelude or introduction to the canon of the Mass.

Prefaceverb

To introduce by a preface; to give a preface to; as, to preface a book discourse.

Prefaceverb

To make a preface.

Prefacenoun

a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book

Prefaceverb

furnish with a preface or introduction;

Preface

A preface () or proem () is an introduction to a book or other literary work written by the work's author. An introductory essay written by a different person is a foreword and precedes an author's preface.

Prologuenoun

A speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or novel.

Prologuenoun

One who delivers a prologue.

Prologuenoun

(computing) A component of a computer program that prepares the computer to execute a routine.

Prologuenoun

(cycling) An individual time trial before a stage race, used to determine which rider wears the leader's jersey on the first stage.

Prologueverb

To introduce with a formal preface, or prologue.

Prologuenoun

The preface or introduction to a discourse, poem, or performance; as, the prologue of Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales;" esp., a discourse or poem spoken before a dramatic performance

Prologuenoun

One who delivers a prologue.

Prologueverb

To introduce with a formal preface, or prologue.

Prologuenoun

an introduction to a play

Prologue

A prologue or prolog (from Greek πρόλογος prólogos, from πρό pró, and λόγος lógos, ) is an opening to a story that establishes the context and gives background details, often some earlier story that ties into the main one, and other miscellaneous information. The Ancient Greek prólogos included the modern meaning of prologue, but was of wider significance, more like the meaning of preface.