Topic: MUSIC
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| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | prélude, from Medieval Latin praeludium, from Latin praeludere 'to play before' |
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prel‧ude
[countable]
[countable]1 if an event is a prelude to a more important event, it happens just before it and makes people expect it : 
Living together as a prelude to marriage is now considered acceptable in many countries.
a prelude to something
Living together as a prelude to marriage is now considered acceptable in many countries.2APM a short piece of music, especially one played at the beginning of a longer musical piece or before a church ceremony : Chopin's preludes an organ prelude
Chopin's preludesan organ prelude