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prolusion
noun pro·lu·sion \prō-ˈlü-zhən\
Definition of PROLUSION
1
: a preliminary trial or exercise : prelude
2
: an introductory and often tentative discourse
— pro·lu·so·ry \-ˈlü-sə-rē, -zə-; -ˈlüz-rē, -ˈlüz-\ adjective
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Origin of PROLUSION
Latin prolusion-, prolusio, from proludere to play beforehand, from pro- before + ludere to play — more at ludicrous
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Rhymes with PROLUSION
affusion, allusion, Carthusian, collusion, conclusion, confusion, contusion, delusion, diffusion, effusion, elusion, exclusion, extrusion, illusion, inclusion, infusion, intrusion, Malthusian, obtrusion, occlusion, perfusion, prelusion, profusion, protrusion, reclusion, seclusion, transfusion, Venusian
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