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prelude
What does prelude mean?
prelude (noun): something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use prelude in a sentence?
- This silence can't be the prelude to anything good. (Tatoeba sentence #12209282 by Miktsoanit, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce prelude?
/ˈpɹeɪˌlud/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does prelude come from?
From Middle French prélude (“singing to test a musical instrument”), from Medieval Latin preludium, from Latin praelūdere.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of prelude?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “prelude” mean?
teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)
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something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
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a painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art
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the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
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