prolusion

English

Etymology

Latin prolusio, from proludere (“to prelude”).

Noun

prolusion (plural prolusions)

1. A trial before the principal performance; a prelude.
   • Thackeray

     Domestic prolusions.

2. An introductory essay.
   • Sir Walter Scott

     Her presence was in some measure a restraint on the worthy divine, whose prolusion lasted the longer […]

Derived terms

• prolusory