"prolusion" meaning in All languages combined

See prolusion on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: prolusions [plural]
Etymology: Latin prolusio, from proludere (“to prelude”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin, {{lena}}, {{m|la|prolusio}} prolusio, {{m|la|proludere||to prelude}} proludere (“to prelude”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} prolusion (plural prolusions)
  1. A trial before the principal performance; a prelude.
    Sense id: en-prolusion-en-noun-HNBmeJM5
  2. An introductory essay.
    Sense id: en-prolusion-en-noun-MxVhoAQ2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: prolusory

Inflected forms

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