preludial

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adjective

Of or pertaining to a prelude.

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Meanings

adjectivepreludial (comparative more preludial, superlative most preludial)

comparative more preludial · superlative most preludial

  1. Of or pertaining to a prelude.

    A gradual shift from the improvisatory, preludial ricercare to a more formally structured composition is apparent in a keyboard repertory surviving in manuscript […]

    1992, Tim Carter, Music in Late Renaissance & Early Baroque Italy

Origin

From prelude + -ial.

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APA

preludial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preludial

MLA

“preludial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preludial. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preludial,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preludial.

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