prélude

See also: prelude and préludé

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin praeludium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁe.lyd/
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Noun

prélude m (plural préludes)

  1. prelude

Verb

prélude

  1. inflection of préluder:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French prélude (“prelude”), from Late Latin praeludium.

Noun

prélude

  1. (music) prelude: 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

Further reading

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