preluder

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noun

One who, or that which, preludes; one who plays a prelude.

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Meanings

nounpreluder (plural preluders)

plural preluders

  1. One who, or that which, preludes; one who plays a prelude.

    Of these musical set forms however he might be indulged with a considerable quantity, and, if he approached in some degree to Rousseau's high character of a Preluder, he might be allowed to discant on certain single grave texts

    1795, William Mason, Essays, Historical and Critical, on English Church Music

Origin

From prelude + -er.

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APA

preluder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preluder

MLA

“preluder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preluder. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preluder,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preluder.

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