prelude
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[ noun ] something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
Synonyms Examples "training is a necessary preliminary to employment" "drinks were the overture to dinner" Used in print (S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)All this , though , is simply a prelude , a curtain-raiser , for what ensues , and I doubt whether any Occidental could accurately forecast it . Related terms |
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[ verb ] serve as a prelude to
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[ noun ] (music,fine art) music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera
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