prologue.
A speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or novel.
Meaning & usage
A speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or novel.
One who delivers a prologue.
A component of a computer program that prepares the computer to execute a routine.
An individual time trial before a stage race, used to determine which rider wears the leader's jersey on the first stage.
A liturgical book containing daily readings, including hagiography.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English prologue, prologe, from Old French prologue, from Latin prologus, from Ancient Greek πρόλογος (prólogos). Equivalent to pro- + -logue.
To introduce with a formal preface, or prologue.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English prologue, prologe, from Old French prologue, from Latin prologus, from Ancient Greek πρόλογος (prólogos). Equivalent to pro- + -logue.
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