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Nouns
(n)
preliminary
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overture
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prelude
something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
“training is a necessary preliminary to employment”
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“drinks were the overture to dinner”
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(n)
prelude
music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera
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Verbs
(v)
prelude
serve as a prelude or opening to
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(v)
prelude
play as a prelude
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