- prolusory
- adjective see prolusion
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
prolusory
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prolusory — /proh looh seuh ree, zeuh /, adj. 1. serving for prolusion. 2. of the nature of a prolusion. [1865 70; < ML prolusorius, equiv. to prolud , s. of proludere (see PROLUSION) + torius TORY1, with dt > s] * * * … Universalium
prolusory — prəʊ luËzrɪ /prÉ™ l adj. preliminary, introductory, serving as a foreword … English contemporary dictionary
prolusory — pro·lu·so·ry … English syllables
prolusory — /prəˈluzəri/ (say pruh loohzuhree) adjective 1. serving for prolusion. 2. of the nature of a prolusion …
prolusory — adjective of or relating to or having the character of a prolusion • Pertains to noun: ↑prolusion … Useful english dictionary
prolusion — noun Etymology: Latin prolusion , prolusio, from proludere to play beforehand, from pro before + ludere to play more at ludicrous Date: 1601 1. a preliminary trial or exercise ; prelude 2. an introductory and often tentative discourse • prolusory … New Collegiate Dictionary
prolusion — n. preliminary trial; tentative introductory essay. ♦ prolusory, a … Dictionary of difficult words
prolusion — [prō lo͞o′zhən] n. [L prolusio, prelude < prolusus, pp. of proludere, to play beforehand < pro , before + ludere, to play: see PRO 2 & LUDICROUS] a preliminary part or performance; often, specif., an introductory essay or article prolusory… … English World dictionary
prolusion — n. formal 1 a preliminary essay or article. 2 a first attempt. Derivatives: prolusory adj. Etymology: L prolusio f. proludere prolus practise beforehand (as PRO (1), ludere lus play) … Useful english dictionary
