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prolusion

[ proh-loo-zhuhn ]

noun

  1. a preliminary written article.
  2. an essay of an introductory nature, preliminary to a more profound work.


prolusion

/ prəˈluːzərɪ; prəˈluːʒən /

noun

  1. a preliminary written exercise
  2. an introductory essay, sometimes of a slight or tentative nature
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • prolusory, adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of prolusion1

1595–1605; < Latin ōūō- (stem of ōūō ) preliminary exercise, prelude, equivalent to ōū ( us ), past participle of ōū ( ō- pro- 1 + ū to play; prelude ) + -ō- -ion
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of prolusion1

C17: from Latin ōūō preliminary exercise, from ōū to practise beforehand, from pro- 1+ ū to play
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Yonder hangs a lordly deer; wild-fowl they have in prolusion; and in a short time they will, doubtless, enjoy their al fresco dinner as only sportsmen can.

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As a much-admired author, some of whose writings belong to our English classics, his prophetic prolusions are not unworthy of notice.

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It was, after all, only the easiest part of the task that he had set before him, only a prolusion to the tragedy that he would have to play to a finish.

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His addresses were mainly of the memorial and anniversary kind, and were rather lectures and Ph. B. K. prolusions than speeches.

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This was a possibility which had never entered the lawyer's long list of calamities, and he was at some loss to conceive what the old lady could possibly mean by so sentimental a prolusion.

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