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Uncommonprelude
The correct spelling is prelude.
How to pronounce prelude
/ˈpɹeɪl(j)uːd/
nounIPA: /ˈpɹeɪl(j)uːd/
Say it like: Pre-lud-e
The correct spelling is prelude. An introductory or preliminary performance or event.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.An introductory or preliminary performance or event.
- 2.A short, free-form piece of music, originally one serving as an introduction to a longer and more complex piece; later, starting with the Romantic period, generally a stand-alone piece.
- 3.A standard module or library of subroutines and functions to be imported, generally by default, into a program.
- 4.A forerunner to anything.
verb
- 1.To introduce something, as a prelude.
- 2.To play an introduction or prelude; to give a prefatory performance.
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