Prelude

preludeˈprɛljuːd/ nounnoun: prelude; plural noun: preludes#1.an action or event serving as an introduction to something more important."a ceasefire had been agreed as a prelude to full peace negotiations"{| class="vk_tbl vk_gy" style="color:rgb(135,135,135)!important;border-collapse:collapse;" verbverb: prelude; 3rd person present: preludes; past tense: preluded; past participle:preluded; gerund or present participle: preluding#1.serve as a prelude or introduction to."the bombardment preluded an all-out final attack"
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 * style="padding:0px;"|preliminary, overture, opening, preparation, introduction, start,beginning, curtain-raiser, lead-in, precursor, forerunner, harbinger,herald; More
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 * 1) 2.an introductory piece of music, most commonly an orchestral opening to an act of an opera, the first movement of a suite, or a piece preceding a fugue.{| class="vk_tbl vk_gy" style="color:rgb(135,135,135)!important;border-collapse:collapse;"
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 * style="padding:0px;"|overture, introductory movement, introduction, opening, voluntary;rareverset"the piece begins with an orchestral prelude"
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 * 1) *a short piece of music of a style similar to a prelude, especially for the piano.
 * 2) *the introductory part of a poem or other literary work.{| class="vk_tbl vk_gy" style="color:rgb(135,135,135)!important;border-collapse:collapse;"
 * class="lr_dct_nyms_ttl" style="font-style:italic;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap;padding:0px3px0px0px;"|synonyms:
 * style="padding:0px;"|introduction, preface, prologue, foreword, preamble; More
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