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Prolusion definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PROLU'SION, n. s as z. [L. prolusio, proludo; pro and ludo, to play.] A prelude; entertainment; diverting performance. [Little used.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book [syn: foreword, preface, prolusion]
2: exercising in preparation for strenuous activity [syn: warm- up, tune-up, prolusion]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Latin prolusion-, prolusio, from proludere to play beforehand, from pro- before + ludere to play — more at ludicrous Date: 1601 1. a preliminary trial or exercise ; prelude 2. an introductory and often tentative discourse • prolusory adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. formal 1 a preliminary essay or article. 2 a first attempt. Derivatives: prolusory adj. Etymology: L prolusio f. proludere prolus- practise beforehand (as PRO-(1), ludere lus- play)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Prolusion Pro*lu"sion, n. [L. prolusio, fr. proludere to prelude; pro before + ludere to play: cf. F. prolusion, It. prolusione.] A trial before the principal performance; a prelude; hence, an introductory essay or exercise. ``Domestic prolusions.'' --Thackeray. Her presence was in some measure a restraint on the worthy divine, whose prolusion lasted. --Sir W. Scott.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Prelude, introduction, preliminary. 2. Essay, trial.