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- DictionaryPrel·ude/ˈprelˌyo͞od/
noun
- 1. an action or event serving as an introduction to something more important: "education cannot simply be a prelude to a career"
- 2. an introductory piece of music, most commonly an orchestral opening to an act of an opera, the first movement of a suite, or a piece preceding a fugue.
verb
- 1. serve as a prelude or introduction to: "the bombardment preluded an all-out final attack"