prolusion
/prolusion/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A preliminary exercise or activity, especially one serving as preparation for something more strenuous or important. This meaning refers to a warm-up or practice session.
- A short introductory essay or discourse preceding a longer work, such as a book. This meaning refers to a prefatory or introductory text.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The pianist's scales were a mere prolusion before the main performance.
- The author included a thoughtful prolusion that outlined the central themes of the complex novel.
Advanced Usage
- "To serve as a prolusion to": To act as an introduction or preliminary stage for something more significant.
- The brief meeting served as a prolusion to the intense negotiations that followed.
Variants and Related Words
- Prelude (n): An action or event serving as an introduction; often used for music or events.
- Prolegomenon (n): A formal or lengthy introduction to a book, typically a scholarly one.
- Preface (n): An introduction to a book, typically stating its subject, scope, or aims.
Synonyms
- Warm-up: An activity preparing for more strenuous exercise.
- Introduction: The opening section of a book or speech.
- Overture: An introduction to something more substantial; often musical.
- Preamble: A preliminary statement or introduction.
Antonyms
- Conclusion: The final part of something.
- Finale: The last part of a performance or event.
- Epilogue: A section or speech at the end of a book or play serving as a comment on or conclusion to what has happened.
Related Phrases
- In the nature of a prolusion: Functioning as or having the character of an introduction or preliminary exercise.
- His opening remarks were in the nature of a prolusion, setting the stage for the detailed analysis.
Noun
- exercising in preparation for strenuous activity
- a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book