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prelude

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prelude /ˈprɛlˌjuːd/ noun
plural preludes
prelude
/ˈprɛlˌjuːd/
noun
plural preludes
Learner's definition of PRELUDE
[count]
1 
: something that comes before and leads to something else前奏；序幕 — usually singular通常用单数 — often + to
2 
: a short piece of music that introduces a longer piece序曲
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 9954 COCA: 11839

prelude

1 of 2

noun

pre·​lude ˈprel-ˌyüd How to pronounce prelude (audio)
ˈprāl-;
ˈpre-ˌlüd,
ˈprā-;
sense 1 also
ˈprē-ˌlüd How to pronounce prelude (audio)
1
: an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter
2
a
: a musical section or movement introducing the theme or chief subject (as of a fugue or suite) or serving as an introduction to an opera or oratorio
b
: an opening voluntary
c
: a separate concert piece usually for piano or orchestra and based entirely on a short motif

prelude

2 of 2

verb

preluded; preluding

transitive verb

1
: to serve as a prelude to
2
: to play as a prelude

intransitive verb

: to give or serve as a prelude
especially : to play a musical introduction
preluder noun

Synonyms

Noun

Example Sentences

Noun an eruption of sectarian violence that proved to be the prelude to all-out civil war the musical had a brief prelude to get the audience in the proper mood
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The nutty, hard cheese wisps prove a prelude, like bubbles to Champagne, of the complex depth hidden. Louisa Chu, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2022 Hopefully this is a prelude to us getting word of her new solo stuff not too far down the line at this point, but her just recording again at all will probably have to be enough this time around. Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 7 Sep. 2022 Barring a dramatic turn of fortune, Chinese leader Xi Jinping will stride into Beijing’s Great Hall of the People this fall to claim a third term in office—a likely prelude to life tenure. Josh Chin, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 And while this is by definition a concert, it was structured more like a play with a prelude, four acts, a finale and a brief encore. Rodney Ho, ajc, 27 Aug. 2022 Zagreb’s contradictions offered a prelude for my Istrian road trip. Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Aug. 2022 The first episode of the series picks up in 112 AC (after a first scene prelude in 101 AC) , during the reign of Viserys I. Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 21 Aug. 2022 Together with an assumed shift towards neo-psychedelia, the album would prove trailblazing as a prelude to shoegaze, dictating the dawn of a new era for alternative British music. Spin Staff, SPIN, 15 Aug. 2022 That will serve as a prelude for an increasingly important week of practice that coincides with the first week of the semester, all leading up to the team’s pivotal second preseason scrimmage Friday. Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 14 Aug. 2022
Verb
The raucous musical spirit and activist bent of the MC5 was on the agenda at the cozy Detroit venue, as Kramer and his new bandmates kicked off the Heavy Lifting Tour, prelude to a fall album that will be first since 1971 to bear the MC5 name. Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press, 6 May 2022 This poem seems positioned as a prolusion — his word — or prelude to set a mood of contemplation, to encourage a softness or stillness, a long view, for entering what follows. Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Apr. 2022 Some J-Church riders, though, are wary that such a decision could prelude a permanent route change that keeps the line out of the subway. Ricardo Cano, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Nov. 2021 In a text message, Stivers confirmed that his new job will prelude him from running for Senate. Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 19 Apr. 2021 Igbani and prisoner advocates have urged the prison agency to hold an education campaign to prelude the vaccination. Jolie Mccullough Jolie Mccullough, ExpressNews.com, 25 Dec. 2020 In his Auburn classroom, Busbin preludes his Civil War unit by spending several days with his students learning about enslavement. al, 1 Mar. 2020 Weather The first half took more than 4 hours and was preluded by a lightning delay. Jake Shapiro, The Denver Post, 5 July 2019 In a move that was expected and could prelude further transactions, the Bulls on Thursday announced the team waived guard Sean Kilpatrick. Malika Andrews, chicagotribune.com, 12 July 2018 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle French, from Medieval Latin praeludium, from Latin praeludere to play beforehand, from prae- + ludere to play — more at ludicrous

First Known Use

Noun

1561, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1632, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of prelude was in 1561

Phrases Containing prelude
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 9954 COCA: 11839
prelude

noun¹

 1short piece of music一小段音樂ADJECTIVE | VERB + PRELUDE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤instrumental, orchestral器樂序曲；管弦樂前奏◇the orchestral prelude to the cantata康塔塔的管弦樂序曲➤organ, piano管風琴／鋼琴前奏曲➤brief簡短的前奏➤opening開幕序曲◇the opening orchestral prelude開幕的管弦樂前奏曲➤B major, D minor, etc. * B 大調、D 小調等序曲VERB + PRELUDE➤open with以序曲開始◇'The Magnificat' opens with a long organ prelude.《尊主頌》以一段長長的管風琴序曲開始。PREPOSITION➤prelude for⋯的序曲◇seven preludes for piano7 首鋼琴前奏曲➤prelude to⋯的前奏◇The theme recalls the prelude to Wagner's 'Lohengrin'.主題曲使人想到了瓦格納的《羅恩格林》序曲。
prelude

noun²

 2sth that happens before a more important event重要事情發生之前的事情ADJECTIVE | VERB + PRELUDE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤essential, inevitable, necessary必不可少的開端；不可避免的前奏；必要的序幕◇a necessary prelude to privatization私有化必要的序幕VERB + PRELUDE➤serve as作為序幕◇This analysis will serve as a prelude to a more extended examination.此項分析將作為進行更廣泛檢查的序幕。➤consider sth, see sth as把⋯看作序曲PREPOSITION➤as a prelude作為序幕◇events held as a prelude to the Christmas festivities作為聖誕節慶典前奏的一些活動➤prelude for⋯的序幕◇the prelude for the battles ahead即將到來的連場戰事的序幕➤prelude to⋯的前奏◇He considered the strikes a prelude to the great socialist revolution.他認為這些罷工拉開了偉大的社會主義革命的序幕。PHRASES➤a prelude to war戰爭的序幕◇the fear that any peace was merely a prelude to war認為任何和平只是戰爭的序幕的恐懼➤be but a prelude to sth, be just a prelude to sth, be merely a prelude to sth, be only a prelude to sth只是⋯的一個序幕◇Every life is but a prelude to a death.每個生命都只不過是死亡的前奏。◇This is just a prelude to a larger attack.這僅僅是更大規模攻擊的前奏。

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