noun
something that serves as a preliminary or antecedent
the crisis could be the introduction to a general war
Synonyms: exordium, foreword, overture, preamble, preface, prelude, prelusion, proem, prolegomenon, prologue
noun
something that serves as a preliminary or antecedent
the crisis could be the introduction to a general war
Synonyms: exordium, foreword, overture, preamble, preface, prelude, prelusion, proem, prolegomenon, prologue
Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English vocabulary. Английский энциклопедический словарь тезаурус. 2003