Dictionary De - En
De - Es
De - Pt| English Dictionary: preluded | by the DICT Development Group |
| 1 result for preluded | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
|
Prelude \Pre*lude"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Preluded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Preluding}.] [L. praeludere, praelusum; prae before + ludere to play: cf. F. pr[82]luder. See {Ludicrous}.] To play an introduction or prelude; to give a prefatory performance; to serve as prelude. The musicians preluded on their instruments. --Sir. W. Scott. We are preluding too largely, and must come at once to the point. --Jeffrey. | |
