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- [prel-yood, preyl-, prey-lood, pree-]
- /ˈprɛl yud, ˈpreɪl-, ˈpreɪ lud, ˈpri-/
- /ˈprel.juːd/
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- [prel-yood, preyl-, prey-lood, pree-]
- /ˈprɛl yud, ˈpreɪl-, ˈpreɪ lud, ˈpri-/
Definitions of prelude word
- noun prelude a preliminary to an action, event, condition, or work of broader scope and higher importance. 1
- noun prelude any action, event, comment, etc. that precedes something else. 1
- noun prelude Music. a relatively short, independent instrumental composition, free in form and resembling an improvisation. a piece that precedes a more important movement. the overture to an opera. an independent piece, of moderate length, sometimes used as an introduction to a fugue. music opening a church service; an introductory voluntary. 1
- verb with object prelude to serve as a prelude or introduction to. 1
- verb with object prelude to introduce by a prelude. 1
- verb with object prelude to play as a prelude. 1
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Origin of prelude
First appearance:
before 1555 One of the 31% oldest English words
1555-65; (noun) < Medieval Latin praelūdium, equivalent to prae- pre- + -lūdium play; compare Latin lūdus play; (v.) < Latin praelūdere to play beforehand
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Parts of speech for Prelude
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
prelude popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
prelude usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for prelude
noun prelude
- beginning — The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
- blastoff — Blastoff is the moment when a rocket leaves the ground and rises into the air to begin a journey into space.
- day one — If something happens from day one of a process, it happens right from the beginning. If it happens on day one, it happens right at the beginning.
- foreword — a short introductory statement in a published work, as a book, especially when written by someone other than the author.
- hornbook — a leaf or page containing the alphabet, religious materials, etc., covered with a sheet of transparent horn and fixed in a frame with a handle, formerly used in teaching children to read.
Antonyms for prelude
noun prelude
- conclusion — When you come to a conclusion, you decide that something is true after you have thought about it carefully and have considered all the relevant facts.
- desistance — to cease, as from some action or proceeding; stop.
- illation — the act of inferring.
- windup — the conclusion of any action, activity, etc.; the end or close.
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