| foreword | n (by the author) prakata, pendahuluan; (by other person) kata pengantar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| preface | n introduction (to a book) kata pendahuluan, kata pengantar, prakata; (to talk, lecture etc) bahagian pengenalan, mukadimah: the novel has a ~ written by the author’s widow, kata pendahuluan novel itu ditulis oleh balu pengarang novel itu; the previous week’s events were referred to in the ~ to his speech, peristiwa-peristiwa yg berlaku pd minggu sebelumnya disentuh dlm bahagian pengenalan ucapannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| body | 4. main part, a. (of vehicle, aircraft, etc) badan; b. (of building) bahagian tengah; (specif of house) induk rumah: the delegates occupied the ~ of the hall, leaving only the side galleries for the press and the public, para perwakilan memenuhi bahagian tengah ruang dewan itu, sehingga serambi sampingan sahaja yg dapat digunakan utk wartawan dan orang ramai; c. (of book, document, etc) bahagian utama, isi, badan: it’s better to put this in the introduction, rather than in the ~ of your thesis, ini lebih baik dimasukkan dlm prakata drpd dlm isi tesis kamu; 5. largest portion, majority, sebahagian besar, kebanyakan: the ~ of the audience applauded his statement, kebanyakan penonton bertepuk tangan mendengar kenyataannya; the ~ of troops remained loyal to the king, sebahagian besar tentera tetap setia kpd raja; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |