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- Dictionaryprelude/ˈprɛljuːd/
noun
- 1. an action or event serving as an introduction to something more important: "a ceasefire had been agreed as a prelude to full peace negotiations" Similar
- 2. an introductory piece of music, most commonly an orchestral opening to an act of an opera, the first movement of a suite, or a piece preceding a fugue. Similar
verb
- 1. serve as a prelude or introduction to: "the bombardment preluded an all-out final attack"
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PRELUDE definition: 1. something that comes before a more important event or action that introduces or prepares for it…. Learn more.
noun. : an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter. : 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.
1. countable noun [usually singular] You can describe an event as a prelude to a more important event when it happens before it and acts as an introduction to it. Most unions see privatisation as an inevitable prelude to job losses. [ + to] The conference, which closed yesterday, was a prelude to a Communist Party Central Committee meeting.
Definition of prelude noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Prelude definition: a preliminary to an action, event, condition, or work of broader scope and higher importance.. See examples of PRELUDE used in a sentence.
something that happens before another event or activity, usually as an introduction to it: There are hopes that the talks are a prelude to an agreement. [ C ] a short piece of music that introduces the main piece.
Prelude definition: An introductory performance, event, or action preceding a more important one; a preliminary or preface.
Prelude definition: . See examples of PRELUDE used in a sentence.
1. An introductory performance, event, or action preceding a more important one; a preliminary or preface. 2. Music. a. A piece or movement that serves as an introduction to another section or composition and establishes the key, such as one that precedes a fugue, opens a suite, or precedes a church service. b.
A prelude is an introductory action, event, or performance that comes before a bigger or more momentous one. It is made of up the prefix pre- meaning "before," and the Latin root ludere meaning "play."
