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Prologue

Prologue Meaning & Definition
Prologue Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Prologue?

[n] an introduction to a play

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See Also | dramatic composition | dramatic work | introduction

Prologue In Webster's Dictionary

\Pro"logue\, n. [F., fr. L. prologus, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to say beforehand; ? before + ? to say. See {Logic}.] 1. The preface or introduction to a discourse, poem, or performance; as, the prologue of Chaucer's ``Canterbury Tales;'' esp., a discourse or poem spoken before a dramatic performance 2. One who delivers a prologue. [R.] --Shak.
\Pro"logue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prologued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prologuing}.] To introduce with a formal preface, or prologue. [R.] --Shak.

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