prolusion : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: prolusion	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for prolusion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prolusion n a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book Synonym(s): foreword, preface, prolusion exercising in preparation for strenuous activity Synonym(s): warm- up, tune-up, prolusion
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prolusion \Prolu"sion\, n. [L. prolusio, fr. proludere to prelude; pro before + ludere to play: cf. F. prolusion, It. prolusione.] A trial before the principal performance; a prelude; hence, an introductory essay or exercise. [bd]Domestic prolusions.[b8] --Thackeray. Her presence was in some measure a restraint on the worthy divine, whose prolusion* lasted. --Sir W. Scott.