Associations to the word «Prelude»

Wiktionary

PRELUDE, noun. An introductory or preliminary performance or event; a preface.
PRELUDE, noun. (music) A short piece of music that acts as an introduction to a longer piece.
PRELUDE, verb. To introduce something, as a prelude.
PRELUDE, verb. To play an introduction or prelude; to give a prefatory performance.

Dictionary definition

PRELUDE, noun. Something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows; "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner".
PRELUDE, noun. Music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera.
PRELUDE, verb. Serve as a prelude or opening to.
PRELUDE, verb. Play as a prelude.

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.