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 Definitions of prelude  [ˈprɛl yud, ˈpreɪl-, ˈpreɪ lud, ˈpri-]  

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Definition of 'prelude' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) prelude
a preliminary to an action, event, condition, or work of broader scope and higher importance.

2.  prelude
any action, event, comment, etc., that precedes something else.

3.  prelude
Music.

4.  prelude
a relatively short, independent instrumental composition, free in form and resembling an improvisation.

5.  prelude
a piece that is introductory to another piece, as a fugue.

6.  prelude
the overture to an opera.

7.  prelude
music opening a church service; an introductory voluntary.

8. (v.t.) prelude
to serve as a prelude or introduction to.

9.  prelude
to introduce by a prelude.

10.  prelude
to play as a prelude.

11. (v.i.) prelude
to serve as a prelude.

12.  prelude
to give a prelude.

13.  prelude
to play a prelude.

Etymology:  (1555–65; < ML praelūdium= L praelūd(ere) to compose a prelude (prae-pre - +lūdere to write for amusement, play) +

Definition of 'prelude' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) preliminary, overture, prelude
something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
"training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner"

2. (verb) prelude
music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera

3. (verb) prelude
serve as a prelude or opening to

4. (verb) prelude
play as a prelude


Definition of 'prelude' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) prelude
sth that leads to or introduces a more important thing
The border fighting was a prelude to the war.


Definition of 'prelude' Webster Dictionary 

1. (verb) prelude
an introductory performance, preceding and preparing for the principal matter; a preliminary part, movement, strain, etc.; especially (Mus.), a strain introducing the theme or chief subject; a movement introductory to a fugue, yet independent; -- with recent composers often synonymous with overture

2. (verb) prelude
to play an introduction or prelude; to give a prefatory performance; to serve as prelude

3. (verb) prelude
to introduce with a previous performance; to play or perform a prelude to; as, to prelude a concert with a lively air

4. (verb) prelude
to serve as prelude to; to precede as introductory


Translation of 'prelude' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: an event etc that goes before, and acts as an introduction to, something.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: inleiding Arabic flag Arabic: تَمْهيد، مُقَدِّمَه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: встъпление
Brazilian flag Brazilian: prelúdio Czech flag Czech: úvod German flag German: das Vorspiel
Danish flag Danish: indledning Greek flag Greek: προοίμιο Spanish flag Spanish: preludio
Estonian flag Estonian: sissejuhatus Farsi flag Farsi: مقدمه Finnish flag Finnish: johdanto
French flag French: prélude Hebrew flag Hebrew: הַקדָמָה Hindi flag Hindi: पूर्वरंग
Croatian flag Croatian: uvod, nagovještaj Hungarian flag Hungarian: előzmény Indonesian flag Indonesian: awal
Icelandic flag Icelandic: undanfari Italian flag Italian: preludio Japanese flag Japanese: 前触れ
Korean flag Korean: 전조 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: įžanga Latvian flag Latvian: ievads; iesākums
Malay flag Malay: permulaan Dutch flag Dutch: voorspel Norwegian flag Norwegian: innledning, opptakt
Polish flag Polish: wstęp Persian flag Persian: مقدمه Pashto flag Pashto: سريځه
Portuguese flag Portuguese: prelúdio Romanian flag Romanian: introducere Russian flag Russian: вступление, начало
Slovak flag Slovak: úvod Slovenian flag Slovenian: predigra Serbian flag Serbian: uvod
Swedish flag Swedish: förspel, upptakt, inledni Thai flag Thai: การแสดงเบิกโรง Turkish flag Turkish: giriş
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 序言,序幕 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: вступ Urdu flag Urdu: پيش خيمہ
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: việc mở đầu Chinese flag Chinese: 序言,序幕

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