prælude

A form of prelude — An introductory or preliminary performance or event.

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Meanings

nounprælude (plural præludes)

plural præludes

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of prelude.

    But let me tell you, what you have hitherto ſuffered is but a prælude to what’s to follow.

    1706, S. Whately, transl., The epistles of Phalaris, page 109
verbprælude (third-person singular simple present præludes, present participle præluding, simple past and past participle præluded)

present singular third person præludes · participle present præluding · participle past præluded · past præluded

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of prelude.
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APA

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MLA

“prælude.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pr%C3%A6lude. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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