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Word entry · 7 letters

prelude

Best crossword clue

"Introductory piece"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈpɹɛljuːd/Part of speech verb, nounSorted deelpruStarts with PEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
1P2R3E4L5U6D7E

Definitions

  1. An introductory event, action, or piece of music.

Word origin

From Middle French prélude (“singing to test a musical instrument”), from Medieval Latin preludium, from Latin praelūdere.

Used in a sentence

  • Adam Schiff, a Democratic senator from California, called it a “very dangerous escalation and a prelude to potential conflict”.
  • In the same way that Rust has a general prelude that brings certain types and functions into scope automatically, the std::io module has its own prelude of common types and functions you'll need when working with I/O.
  • Swimmings of the head and intestinal pains seemed the prelude of dissolution.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

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