prelude

See also prélude

English

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Alternative forms

• prælude (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle French prelude (“singing to test a musical instrument”), from Latin preludium, from earlier Latin praeludere.

Pronunciation

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Noun

prelude (plural preludes)

1. An introductory or preliminary performance or event; a preface.
2. (music) A short piece of music that acts as an introduction to a longer piece.

Translations

introductory event

• Catalan: preludi (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 序幕 (cmn) (xùmù)

• Italian: preludio (it) m
• Russian: вступление (ru) (vstuplénije) n, прелюдия (ru) (preljúdija) f
• Spanish: preludio (es) m

short piece of music

• Catalan: preludi (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 前奏曲 (cmn) (qiánzòuqǔ)

• Czech: předehra (cs) f
• Finnish: alkusoitto (fi), preludi (fi)
• German: Präludium (de) n, Vorspiel (de) n

• Italian: preludio (it) m
• Japanese: プレリュード (ja) (pureryūdo)
• Latin: praelūdium (la) n
• Russian: прелю́дия (ru) (preljúdija) f
• Spanish: preludio (es) m

Verb

prelude (third-person singular simple present preludes, present participle preluding, simple past and past participle preluded)

1. To introduce something, as a prelude.

References

• “prelude” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).

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Italian

Verb

prelude

1. third-person singular present indicative of preludere

Anagrams

• puledre