See prologue on Wiktionary
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"name": "der"
}
],
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{
"ref": "c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke: […] (Second Quarto), London: […] I[ames] R[oberts] for N[icholas] L[ing] […], published 1604, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:",
"text": "[…]harbindgers preceading ſtill the fates\nand prologue to the Omen comming on[…]",
"type": "quote"
}
],
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"To introduce with a formal preface, or prologue."
],
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[
"introduce",
"introduce"
],
[
"formal",
"formal"
],
[
"preface",
"preface"
]
]
}
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"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
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"ipa": "/ˈpɹoʊlɔɡ/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
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"ipa": "/ˈpɹoʊlɑɡ/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
}
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{
"tags": [
"US"
],
"word": "prolog"
}
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],
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"g3": "",
"id": "",
"lit": "",
"nocat": "",
"pos": "",
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"sort": "",
"tr": "",
"ts": ""
},
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},
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},
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},
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}
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{
"text": "Coordinate term: épilogue"
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"prologar",
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],
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}
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