prélude

See also: prelude and préludé

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin praeludium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁe.lyd/

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Noun

prélude m (plural préludes)

1. prelude

Related terms

• interlude

Verb

prélude

1. inflection of préluder:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “prélude”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French prélude (“prelude”), from Late Latin praeludium.

Noun

prélude

1. (music) prelude: a short, free-form piece of music, originally one serving as an introduction to a longer and more complex piece; later, starting with the Romantic period, generally a stand-alone piece.

Further reading

• “prélude” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.