n.
Pronunciation: pr ō - ' lü-zh ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin prolusion-, prolusio, from proludere to play beforehand, from pro- before + ludere to play ― more at LUDICROUS
Date: 1601
1 : a preliminary trial or exercise : PRELUDE
2 : an introductory and often tentative discourse
– pro · lu · so · ry \ - ' lü-s ə -r ē , -z ə -; - ' lüz-r ē , - ' lüz- \ adjective