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prelude
prelude
/ˈpreɪˌluːd/
noun
(
)
Something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
(
preliminary
,
overture
,
prelude
)
something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
Training is a necessary preliminary to employment
training is a necessary preliminary to employment
Drinks were the overture to dinner
drinks were the overture to dinner
Music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera
(
prelude
)
music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera
verb
(music) play as a prelude
(
prelude
)
(music) play as a prelude
Serve as a prelude or opening to
(
prelude
)
serve as a prelude or opening to
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