- prolusion
- pro·lu·sion
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prolusion
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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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prolusion — (v. lat.), Vorspiel … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Prolusion — (lat.), Vorübung, Vorspiel … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
prolusion — index preface Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
prolusión — (Del lat. prolusĭo, ōnis). f. prelusión … Diccionario de la lengua española
prolusion — [prō lo͞o′zhən] n. [L prolusio, prelude < prolusus, pp. of proludere, to play beforehand < pro , before + ludere, to play: see PRO 2 & LUDICROUS] a preliminary part or performance; often, specif., an introductory essay or article prolusory… … English World dictionary
prolusión — ► sustantivo femenino Introducción de un tratado o de un discurso. SINÓNIMO prelusión * * * prolusión (del lat. «prolusĭo, ōnis») f. Introducción. ≃ Prelusión, preludio. * * * prolusión. (Del lat. prolusĭo, ōnis). f. prelusión … Enciclopedia Universal
prolusion — 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
prolusion — /proh looh zheuhn/, n. 1. a preliminary written article. 2. an essay of an introductory nature, preliminary to a more profound work. [1595 1605; < L prolusion (s. of prolusio) preliminary exercise, prelude, equiv. to prolus(us), ptp. of proludere … Universalium
prolusion — noun An introductory essay … Wiktionary
prolusion — prəʊ luËÊ’n /prÉ™ l n. introductory article, essay that serves as a foreword … English contemporary dictionary
