prologue

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Synonyms: prorogue, apologue, duologue, prolog, progue, prologues, prolonge, prologize, prologuize, prologise, prologs

Antonyms: prorogue, apologue, duologue, prolog, progue, prologues, prolonge, prologize, prologuize, prologise, prologs

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|literature|rhetoric}} A [[speech]] or section used as an [[introduction]], especially to a [[play]] or [[novel]].
2. One who delivers a prologue.
3. {{lb|en|computing}} A component of a [[computer program]] that prepares the computer to execute a [[routine]].
4. {{lb|en|cycling}} An [[individual]] [[time trial]] before a [[stage]] [[race]], used to determine which [[rider]] wears the [[leader]]'s [[jersey]] on the first stage.
5. {{lb|en|Eastern Orthodoxy}} A [[liturgical]] book containing daily [[reading]]s, including [[hagiography]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|literature|rhetoric}} To [[introduce]] with a [[formal]] [[preface]], or prologue.

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