foreword

section at the beginning of a book or report, usually written by someone other than the author, that introduces or commends the document to the reader
Intangible literary_genre Q1358138
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foreword

Summary

foreword is a literary genre[1]. foreword draws 217 Wikipedia views per month (literary_genre category, ranking #79 of 487).[2]

Key Facts

  • foreword's instance of is recorded as literary genre[3].
  • foreword is a type of prologue[4].
  • foreword is a type of preface[5].
  • foreword's Commons category is recorded as Forewords[6].
  • foreword's said to be the same as is recorded as preface[7].
  • foreword's equivalent class is recorded as http://purl.org/spar/doco/Foreword[8].
  • foreword's different from is recorded as introduction[9].
  • foreword's different from is recorded as preface[10].

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Definition and Type

foreword's instance of is recorded as literary genre[3]. Recorded subclass of include prologue[4] and preface[5].

Why It Matters

foreword draws 217 Wikipedia views per month (literary_genre category, ranking #79 of 487).[2] foreword has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] foreword is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description section at the beginning of a book or report, usually written by someone other t
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  2. 9d ago · Liber008 · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Subclass of prologue, preface
    Aliases
    Different from introduction, preface
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P460]]: [[Q670787]]"
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