prologue

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈpɹəʊlɒɡ/
• (America) IPA: /ˈpɹoʊlɔɡ/, /ˈpɹoʊlɑɡ/

Noun

prologue (plural prologues)

1. A speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or novel.

   Synonyms: forespeech, Thesaurus:foreword

   Antonyms: epilogue, Thesaurus:afterword

2. One who delivers a prologue.
   • 1602, William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida:

     And hither am I come, / A Prologue armed, but not in confidence / Of author's pen or actor's voice,

3. (computing) A component of a computer program that prepares the computer to execute a routine.
4. (cycling) An individual time trial before a stage race, used to determine which rider wears the leader's jersey on the first stage.

Translations

• French: prologue
• German: Prolog
• Portuguese: prólogo
• Russian: проло́г
• Spanish: prólogo

Verb

prologue (prologues, present participle prologuing; past and past participle prologued)

1. To introduce with a formal preface, or prologue.

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