prologue
11prologue — index preamble, prelude, threshold (commencement) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
12prologue — *introduction, prelude, preface, foreword, exordium, preamble …
13prologue — [n] preface beginning, exordium, explanation, foreword, introduction, opening, overture, preamble, prelude, proem, prolegomenon; concept 270 …
14prologue — (US prolog) ► NOUN 1) an introductory section or scene in a literary, dramatic, or musical work. 2) an event or action leading to another. ORIGIN Greek prologos, from pro before + logos saying …
15prologue — [prō′lôg΄] n. [ME prologe < MFr < L prologus < Gr prologos < pro , before + logos, discourse: see PRO 1 & LOGIC] 1. an introduction to a poem, play, etc.; esp., introductory lines spoken by a member of the cast before a dramatic… …
16prologue — (pro lo gh ) s. m. 1° Dans le théâtre grec, la première partie de l action avant le premier chant du choeur ; partie qui, appartenant au tout chez Eschyle et Sophocle, fut transformée par Euripide en un monologue destiné à expliquer aux… …
17Prologue — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Le prologue est la première partie d une œuvre littéraire ou théâtrale servant à situer les personnages et l action de l œuvre. Les dix huit premiers… …
18prologue — prologuist, prologist, n. prologuelike, prologlike, adj. /proh lawg, log/, n., v., prologued, prologuing. n. 1. a preliminary discourse; a preface or introductory part of a discourse, poem, or novel. 2. an introductory speech, often in verse,… …
19prologue — [[t]pro͟ʊlɒg, AM lɔːg[/t]] prologues 1) N COUNT A prologue is a speech or section of text that introduces a play or book. The prologue to the novel is written in the form of a newspaper account. Ant: epilogue 2) N COUNT: usu N to n If one event… …
20prologue — UK [ˈprəʊlɒɡ] / US [ˈproʊˌlɔɡ] noun [countable] Word forms prologue : singular prologue plural prologues 1) a) literature a piece of writing at the start of a book that introduces the story b) theatre, cinema the beginning of a play, film, or… …
