"prologue" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɹəʊlɒɡ/ [UK], /ˈpɹoʊlɔɡ/ [US], /ˈpɹoʊlɑɡ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-prologue.wav [Southern-England] Forms: prologues [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English prologue, prologe, from Old French prologue, from Latin prologus, from Ancient Greek πρόλογος (prólogos). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*pro-}}, {{inh|en|enm|prologue}} Middle English prologue, {{m|enm|prologe}} prologe, {{der|en|fro|prologue}} Old French prologue, {{der|en|la|prologus}} Latin prologus, {{der|en|grc|πρόλογος}} Ancient Greek πρόλογος (prólogos) Head templates: {{en-noun}} prologue (plural prologues)
  1. A speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or novel. Synonyms: forespeech, foreword Translations (speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or novel): πρόλογος (prólogos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), প্রাক্ কথন (prāk kathana) (Bengali), пролог (prolog) [masculine] (Bulgarian), pròleg [masculine] (Catalan), 序幕 (xùmù) (Chinese Mandarin), prolog [masculine] (Czech), proloog (Dutch), prologi (Finnish), prologue [masculine] (French), Prolog [neuter] (German), פרולוג [masculine] (Hebrew), prológus (Hungarian), bevezető (Hungarian), előszó (Hungarian), プロローグ (purorōgu) (Japanese), 序幕 (jomaku) (alt: じょまく) (Japanese), praefātiō [feminine] (Latin), prolog [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), prolog [masculine] (Polish), prólogo [masculine] (Portuguese), проло́г (prológ) [masculine] (Russian), предисло́вие (predislóvije) [neuter] (Russian), ro-ràdh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), пре̏дгово̄р [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), про̀лог [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), prȅdgovōr [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), pròlog [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), prólogo [masculine] (Spanish), prolog [common-gender] (Swedish), పూర్వరంగము (pūrvaraṅgamu) (Telugu), проло́г (prolóh) [masculine] (Ukrainian), مۇقەددىمە (muqeddime) (Uyghur), פּראָלאָג (prolog) [masculine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-prologue-en-noun-nVKfIf3r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 10 33 32 11 3 Disambiguation of 'speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or novel': 89 1 2 7 2
  2. One who delivers a prologue.
    Sense id: en-prologue-en-noun-1QkBmiql
  3. (computing) A component of a computer program that prepares the computer to execute a routine. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-prologue-en-noun-VqlymGGU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 10 33 32 11 3 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  4. (cycling) An individual time trial before a stage race, used to determine which rider wears the leader's jersey on the first stage. Categories (topical): Cycling
    Sense id: en-prologue-en-noun-RIHTqBm- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 10 33 32 11 3 Topics: cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  5. (Eastern Orthodoxy) A liturgical book containing daily readings, including hagiography. Categories (topical): Eastern Orthodoxy
    Sense id: en-prologue-en-noun-VRQNqgKF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 10 33 32 11 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: prolog [US] Derived forms: prologuize

Verb

IPA: /ˈpɹəʊlɒɡ/ [UK], /ˈpɹoʊlɔɡ/ [US], /ˈpɹoʊlɑɡ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-prologue.wav [Southern-England] Forms: prologues [present, singular, third-person], prologuing [participle, present], prologued [participle, past], prologued [past]
Etymology: From Middle English prologue, prologe, from Old French prologue, from Latin prologus, from Ancient Greek πρόλογος (prólogos). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*pro-}}, {{inh|en|enm|prologue}} Middle English prologue, {{m|enm|prologe}} prologe, {{der|en|fro|prologue}} Old French prologue, {{der|en|la|prologus}} Latin prologus, {{der|en|grc|πρόλογος}} Ancient Greek πρόλογος (prólogos) Head templates: {{en-verb}} prologue (third-person singular simple present prologues, present participle prologuing, simple past and past participle prologued)
  1. To introduce with a formal preface, or prologue.
    Sense id: en-prologue-en-verb-JQfRw5Kn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: prolog [US]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or novel",
      "word": "مۇقەددىمە"
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      "word": "פּראָלאָג"
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