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Synonyms for prolusion

  • noun

Most common

warm-up tune-up preface foreword

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Warm-up

warm-up, tune-up

2. Preface

preface, foreword

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A trial before the principal performance; a prelude.

  2. n. 2

    An introductory essay.

Forms

Plural
prolusions → warm-ups, tune-ups, prefaces, forewords…

Example sentences

  • preface A book without preface is like a body without a soul.
  • foreword This dictionary has a preface, not a foreword.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
prolusionfalling
prefacesteady
forewordsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters
preface2
8 letters
foreword2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (preface2 = 2 syllables).