prelusion
41prelude — I noun beginning, commencement, exordium, foreword, inauguration, inception, induction, initiation, introduction, opening, outset, overture, preamble, preface, preliminary part, prelusion, preparation, proem, prologue, prooemium, start II index… …
42prelude — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. preface, foreword, prologue, introduction, precursor, overture. See music, precedence. Ant., postlude. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Introduction] Syn. preface, preliminary preparation, prelusion; see… …
43preface — n. Introduction, preamble, proem, prelude, prolegomena, exordium, preliminary, prelusion, prolusion. See prologue …
44prelude — n. Introduction, preparation, prelusion, preliminary, preface, preamble, proem, exordium. See prologue …
45preamble — v opening statement or remarks, opening, beginning, exordium; introduction, proem, preface, prelude, prelusion, prologue, forward, prolegomenon; front matter, prolegomena, Print. preliminaries …
46preface — n 1. introduction, foreword, prologue, proem, prolegomenon, prelude, prelusion, preliminary; preamble, opening statement or remarks, opening, beginning, exordium; front matter, prolegomena, Print. preliminaries. v 2. introduce, prefix, premise,… …
47preliminary — adj 1. preparatory, prefatory, precursory, prelusive, proemial; introductory, inaugural; beginning, opening, initiatory, exordial; preceding, precedent, previous, prevenient, prior, foregoing, anterior, antecedent. n 2. introductory step or… …
48prologue — n 1. introduction, Inf. intro, foreword, preface, preamble, prelude, prelusion, prolegomenon, proem, preliminary, Sl. prelim, Print. preliminaries; opening, lead, commencement, beginning, start; opening remarks, introductory comments, explanation …
49foreword — [n] introduction to a document exordium, overture, preamble, preface, preliminary, prelude, prelusion, proem, prolegomenon, prologue; concept 270 Ant. addendum, epilogue, postscript …
50overture — [n] introduction, approach advance, bid, conciliatory move, exordium, foreword, invitation, offer, opening, preamble, preface, prelude, prelusion, presentation, proem, prologue, proposal, proposition, signal, suggestion, tender; concepts… …
