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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley