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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Prologue

/prōl'-äg/ · Pro·logue · IPA /ˈpɹoʊlɔɡ/
01 n. The preface or introduction to a discourse, poem, or performance; as, the prologue of Chaucer's “Canterbury Tales;” esp., a discourse or p…
  1. 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. 2.
    One who delivers a prologue.[R.]
02 v. t. To introduce with a formal preface, or prologue.
imp. & p. p. Prologued; p. pr. & vb. n. Prologuing
  1. 1.
    To introduce with a formal preface, or prologue.[R.]