prélude

See also: prelude and préludé

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin praeludium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁe.lyd/

• Audio:

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Noun

prélude m (plural préludes)

1. prelude

Related terms

• interlude

Verb

prélude

1. inflection of préluder:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “prélude”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.