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   prelude

   /ˈprɛljuːd/

   noun

   • 1. an action or event serving as an introduction to something more important: "a ceasefire had been agreed as a prelude to full peace negotiations" Similar preliminaryovertureopeningpreparationintroductionstartbeginningcurtain-raiserlead-inprecursorforerunnerharbingerheraldinformal:openerformal:commencementrare:prolusion
   • 2. an introductory piece of music, most commonly an orchestral opening to an act of an opera, the first movement of a suite, or a piece preceding a fugue. Similar overtureintroductory movementintroductionopeningvoluntaryrare:verset
   • ▪ a short piece of music of a style similar to a prelude, especially for the piano.
   • ▪ the introductory part of a poem or other literary work. Similar introductionprefaceprologueforewordpreambleinformal:introrare:proemexordiumprolegomenonprodromeOpposite conclusionpostscript

   verb

   • 1. serve as a prelude or introduction to: "the bombardment preluded an all-out final attack"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from French prélude, from medieval Latin praeludium, from Latin praeludere ‘play beforehand’, from prae ‘before’ + ludere ‘to play’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. preludial adjective

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   What is the meaning of a prelude?

   • A “prelude” is a short piece of music that introduces something larger than a prologue by T.S. Eliot. The title may also reflect Eliot’s brief nature; they can be seen as a prelude to something bigger, something he only wants to give us a glimpse of. In the story’s prelude, what are the many meanings of heat?

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   What does Preludio mean?

   • preludio, preludio [masculine, singular]… prelúdio, prelúdio [masculine]… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! PRELUDE definition: 1. something that comes before a more important event or action that introduces or prepares for it…. Learn more.

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   How do you describe an event as a prelude?

   • You can describe an event as a prelude to a more important event when it happens before it and acts as an introduction to it. The conference, which closed yesterday, was a prelude to a Communist Party Central Committee meeting. A prelude is a short piece of music for the piano or organ. ...the famous E minor prelude of Chopin.

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   What is the purpose of the prelude?

   • The Prelude is a powerful poem about the power of nature and its conflict with man, and how nature always wins, as man is insignificant compared to nature. The poem shows the spiritual growth of the poet and how he comes to terms with his place in nature and the world.

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   prelude: 1 n something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows Synonyms: overture , preliminary Type of: inception , origin , origination an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events n music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera Types: chorale prelude a composition for organ ...

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