prologue
(noun) an introduction to a play
Source: WordNet® 3.1
prologue (plural prologues)
A speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or novel.
Synonyms: forespeech, Thesaurus:foreword
Antonyms: epilogue, Thesaurus:afterword
One who delivers a prologue.
(computing) A component of a computer program that prepares the computer to execute a routine.
(cycling) An individual time trial before a stage race, used to determine which rider wears the leader's jersey on the first stage.
prologue (third-person singular simple present prologues, present participle prologuing, simple past and past participle prologued)
To introduce with a formal preface, or prologue.
Source: Wiktionary
Pro"logue, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. prologus, fr. Gr. 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.]
Definition: To introduce with a formal preface, or prologue. [R.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 January 2025
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
