preface
I
noun
beginning, commencement, exordium, foreword, introduction, introductory part, opening, overture, praefatio, preamble, prefatory note, preliminary comment, preliminary statement, prelude, prelusion, proem, prolegomenon, prolusion, prooemium
II
verb
advance, begin, commence, head, herald, inaugurate, initiate, institute, introduce, launch, lead in, lead the way, make a start, open, place before, praefari, preamble, precede, prelude, put first, say in advance, set in motion, start, usher in
III
index
caption, forerunner, overture, preamble, prelude
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006