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prelude
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of PRELUDE
1
a performance, activity, or event that precedes and sets the stage for the main event <an eruption of sectarian violence that proved to be the prelude to all-out civil war>
2
a short section (as of a book) that leads to or explains the main part <the musical had a brief prelude to get the audience in the proper mood>
Synonyms exordium, foreword, intro, preamble, preface, prelude, proem, prologue (also prolog), prolusion
Near Antonyms envoi (or envoy), postscript; aftermath; cessation, close, closing, conclusion, end, finale, finish, stop, termination
Antonyms epilogue (also epilog)
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