Hypertext Webster Gateway: "prolusion"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Prolusion \Pro*lu"sion\, n. [L. prolusio, fr. proludere to
prelude; pro before + ludere to play: cf. F. prolusion, It.
prolusione.]
A trial before the principal performance; a prelude; hence,
an introductory essay or exercise. ``Domestic prolusions.''
--Thackeray.
Her presence was in some measure a restraint on the
worthy divine, whose prolusion lasted. --Sir W.
Scott.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
prolusion
n 1: a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
[syn: {foreword}, {preface}]
2: exercising in preparation for strenuous activity [syn: {warm-up},
{tune-up}]
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