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1. (n.) prologue
a preface or introductory part of a discourse, poem, or novel.
2. prologue
an introductory speech or scene in a play or opera.
3. prologue
the person or persons who perform this.
4. prologue
anything that serves as a preamble or introduction.
5. (v.t.) prologue
to introduce with or as if with a prologue.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME prolog(u)e (< OF) < L prōlogus < Gk prólogos. See pro -2, -logue)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) prologue
an introduction to a play
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) prologue
the preface or introduction to a discourse, poem, or performance; as, the prologue of Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales;" esp., a discourse or poem spoken before a dramatic performance
2. (noun) prologue
one who delivers a prologue
3. (verb) prologue
to introduce with a formal preface, or prologue
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Sense: an introduction, especially to a play.
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 Afrikaans: proloog, voorwoord |
 Arabic: تَمْهيد، مُقَدِّمَه |
 Bulgarian: пролог |
 Brazilian: prólogo |
 Czech: prolog |
 German: der Prolog |
 Danish: prolog |
 Greek: πρόλογος (θεατρικού έργου |
 Spanish: prólogo |
 Estonian: proloog |
 Farsi: مقدمه |
 Finnish: prologi |
 French: prologue |
 Hebrew: פֶּתָח-דָבָר |
 Hindi: प्रस्तावना |
 Hungarian: prológus |
 Indonesian: pengantar |
 Icelandic: formáli, aðfaraorð |
 Italian: prologo |
 Japanese: 序幕 |
 Korean: 프롤로그 |
 Lithuanian: prologas |
 Latvian: prologs |
 Malay: prolog |
 Dutch: proloog |
 Norwegian: innledning, forord, prolo |
 Polish: prolog |
 Persian: مقدمه |
 Pashto: سر ليكنه |
 Portuguese: prólogo |
 Romanian: prolog |
 Russian: пролог |
 Slovak: prológ |
 Slovenian: prolog |
 Serbian: uvod |
 Swedish: prolog, inledning |
 Thai: บทนำ |
 Turkish: önsöz, giriş |
 Taiwanese: 開場白，序言 |
 Ukrainian: пролог |
 Urdu: ڈرامہ کا افتتاحيہ |
 Vietnamese: phần mở đầu |
 Chinese: 开场白，序言 |
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