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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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verb
Synonym of prelude (“introduce something as a prelude”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Synonyms: prelude
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Synonym of prelude (“play an introduction or prelude”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Synonyms: prelude
Antonyms: none provided
History
From prelude + -ize.
