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PROLUSION

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Exercising in preparation for strenuous activity

Synonyms:

prolusion; tune-up; warm-up

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("prolusion" is a kind of...):

preparation; readying (the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A short introductory essay preceding the text of a book

Synonyms:

foreword; preface; prolusion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("prolusion" is a kind of...):

introduction (the first section of a communication)

Holonyms ("prolusion" is a part of...):

text; textual matter (the words of something written)

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