Origin and Preface

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Origin

Origin noun - A point or place at which something is invented or provided.
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Preface and origin are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Preface" instead a noun "Origin".
Nearby Words: original, originality, origination, originated, originally

Preface

Preface noun - A short section (as of a book) that leads to or explains the main part.
Usage example: a noted critic has written a short preface to her story to explain some of the historical background
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Origin and preface are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Origin" instead a noun "Preface".
Nearby Words: prefaced, prefacing

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  • Literature / Castle Perilous Metafiction: Castle Dreams is made of this trope, but it appears earlier than that in "Osmirik" and his prefaces, acting as Royal Scribe to describe the world of Castle Perilous, the novels, and their possible origin, then revealing in the second preface that he did no such thing.
    Source: Literature / Castle Perilous
  • More details regarding the history of origin are reported by Hans Joachim Alpers in his preface of the 2002 re-issue.The story centres around the unhappy Hans Burgner, a miller's son born in the 16th century.
    Source: Literature / The Red Lion
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