Codicil and Foreword

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Codicil noun - A part added at the end of a book or periodical.

Usage example: a codicil to the treaty was necessary to clarify certain provisos that had proved to be ambiguous

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Foreword is an antonym for codicil.

Foreword noun - A short section (as of a book) that leads to or explains the main part.

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Codicil is an antonym for foreword.

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Foreword and Codicil. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/codicil/foreword

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