Definitions for PROLOGUE
ˈproʊ lɔg, -lɒgpro·logue

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 2 votes

1. prologuenoun

   an introduction to a play

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 4 votes

1. prologuenoun

   A speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or novel.

2. prologuenoun

   A component of a computer program that prepares the computer to execute a routine.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Prologuenoun

   Etymology: πϱόλογος; prologue, Fr. prologus, Latin.

   1. Preface; introduction to any discourse or performance.

   Come, sit, and a song. —— Shall we clap into ’t roundly, without hawking, or spitting, or saying we are hoarse, which are the only prologues to a bad voice? William Shakespeare, As You Like it.

   In her face excuse
   Came prologue, and apology too prompt. John Milton.

   2. Something spoken before the entrance of the actors of a play.

   If my death might make this island happy,
   And prove the period of their tyranny,
   I would expend it with all willingness;
   But mine is made the prologue to their play. William Shakespeare.

   The peaking cornuto comes in the instant, after we had spoke the prologue of our comedy. William Shakespeare.

2. To Prologueverb

   To introduce with a formal preface.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   He his special nothing ever prologues. William Shakespeare.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Prologue

   A prologue or prolog (from Greek πρόλογος prólogos, from πρό pró, "before" and λόγος lógos, "word") is an opening to a story that establishes the context and gives background details, often some earlier story that ties into the main one, and other miscellaneous information. The Ancient Greek prólogos included the modern meaning of prologue, but was of wider significance, more like the meaning of preface. The importance, therefore, of the prologue in Greek drama was very great; it sometimes almost took the place of a romance, to which, or to an episode in which, the play itself succeeded.

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1. prologue

   A prologue is an introductory part of a literary work or play, usually used to provide background information, establish the setting, or give insights into upcoming events. It can also be a separate introductory section in a work of prose or drama. In a broader context, it can refer to the introductory remarks or speech at the beginning of a public event or performance.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Prologuenoun

   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. Prologuenoun

   one who delivers a prologue

3. Prologueverb

   to introduce with a formal preface, or prologue

4. Etymology: [F., fr. L. prologus, fr. Gr. , fr. to say beforehand; before + to say. See Logic.]

WikidataRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Prologue

   A prologue is an opening to a story that establishes the setting and gives background details, often some earlier story that ties into the main one, and other miscellaneous information. The Greek prologos included the modern meaning of prologue, but was of wider significance, more like the meaning of preface. In a book, the prologue is a part of the front matter which is in the on the facts related in the prologue. The importance, therefore, of the prologue in Greek drama was very great; it sometimes almost took the place of a romance, to which, or to an episode in which, the play itself succeeded. It is believed that the prologue in this form was practically the invention of Euripides, and with him, as has been said, it takes the place of an explanatory first act. This may help to modify the objection which criticism has often brought against the Greek prologue, as an impertinence, a useless growth prefixed to the play, and standing as a barrier between us and our enjoyment of it. The point precisely is that, to an Athenian audience, it was useful and pertinent, as supplying just what they needed to make the succeeding scenes intelligible. But it is difficult to accept the view that Euripides invented the plan of producing a god out of a machine to justify the action of deity upon man, because it is plain that he himself disliked this interference of the supernatural and did not believe in it. He seems, in such a typical prologue as that to the Hippolytus, to be accepting a conventional formula, and employing it, almost perversely, as a medium for his ironic rationalismo.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Prologue

   prō′log, n. a preface: the introductory verses before a play: (Shak.) the speaker of a prologue.—v.t. to introduce with a prologue or preface.—v.i. Prō′logise, -uise, to deliver a prologue. [Fr.,—L.,—Gr. prologos—pro, before, logos, speech.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of PROLOGUE in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of PROLOGUE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of PROLOGUE in a Sentence

1. Leemore Dafny:

   The insurers don't compete the way they should and premiums are higher than they should be, if past is prologue, insurance consolidation is unlikely to lead to lower premiums. In fact the contrary is true.

2. Kamala Harris:

   If past is prologue, they will not, they'll be muzzled, they'll be suppressed, they will be sidelined, because Donald Trump's looking at an election coming up, in less than 60 days, and Donald Trump's grasping for whatever Donald Trump can get to pretend Donald Trump has been a leader on this issue, when Donald Trump is not.

3. James Madison:

   A popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to Farce, or a Tragedy, or perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance. and a people who mean to be their own Governors, must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.

4. Don Winslow:

   If he went out that tunnel, it was with an armed escort, most likely a mix of prison guards and his own people, if the past is prologue.

5. Mark Dubowitz:

   If past is prologue, the regime will always move aggressively forward when it senses American weakness and recoil when it sensed American strength.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=PROLOGUE
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Prologue
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=PROLOGUE
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prologue
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PROLOGUE
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=PROLOGUE
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=PROLOGUE