PROLUSION


Meaning of PROLUSION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ prō-ˈlü-zhən ]

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 -ˈlü-sə-rē, -zə-; -ˈlüz-rē, -ˈlüz- adjective

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