Prelude
/ˈpɹeɪl(j)uːd/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:13 pts7 letters
Definition of Prelude
noun
- An introductory or preliminary performance or event.
- A short, free-form piece of music, originally one serving as an introduction to a longer and more complex piece; later, starting with the Romantic period, generally a stand-alone piece.
- A standard module or library of subroutines and functions to be imported, generally by default, into a program.
- A forerunner to anything.
verb
- To introduce something, as a prelude.
- To play an introduction or prelude; to give a prefatory performance.
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