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prologue
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of PROLOGUE
1
a performance, activity, or event that precedes and sets the stage for the main event <unfortunately, the burglary, which he committed while still a teen, was but a prologue to a wasted life of crime>
2
a short section (as of a book) that leads to or explains the main part <a brief prologue sets the scene for the story that follows>
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)
Variants of PROLOGUE
prologue also prolog
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