"prælude" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: præludes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} prælude (plural præludes)
  1. Obsolete spelling of prelude Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: prelude
    Sense id: en-prælude-en-noun-M6uipMHk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42

Verb

Forms: præludes [present, singular, third-person], præluding [participle, present], præluded [participle, past], præluded [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} prælude (third-person singular simple present præludes, present participle præluding, simple past and past participle præluded)
  1. Obsolete form of prelude. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: prelude
    Sense id: en-prælude-en-verb-qUwXYKHw

Inflected forms

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