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prelude
noun(pre-lude)
an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter
prelude
noun(pre-lude)
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
prelude
noun(pre-lude)
an opening voluntary
prelude
verb(pre-lude)
to serve as a prelude to
prelude
verb(pre-lude)
to play as a prelude
prelude
verb(pre-lude)
to give or serve as a prelude; especially : to play a musical introduction
prelude
noun(pre-lude)
a composition usually for organ based on a chorale

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