prelude

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prelude Definition

• (n) something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows; "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner"
• (n) music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera
• (v) serve as a prelude or opening to
• (v) play as a prelude

prelude Synonyms

• overture
• preliminary
• prelude