prologue
prologue
Definition
pro·logue (prō′lôg′)
noun
- an introduction to a poem, play, etc.; esp., introductory lines spoken by a member of the cast before a dramatic performance
- the actor speaking such lines
- a preliminary act or course of action foreshadowing greater events
Etymology: ME prologe < MFr < L prologus < Gr prologos < pro-, before + logos, discourse: see pro- & logic
prologue
Synonyms
prologue
Usage Examples
Converse of subject
- frame: The opera is framed by a prolog and epilog sung by Vere as an old man.
Converse of object
- write: Paul Haines wrote the prolog which appears in the film.
- read: How do you guys read the prolog of John's gospel?
- include: Dance Theater will be doing the earlier version of the ballet, including the prolog, rather than the shortened text danced at NYCB.
- have: The NYCB Apollo no longer has the prolog which is something I miss compared with the version the Royal Ballet has.
- set: The first is a prolog set in Vietnam in 1968.
- follow: Following the atmospheric prolog, we discover the wishing stairs are based just outside the grounds of a remote boarding school.
Adjective modifier
- historical: The first thirteen verses of Joshua 24 identify who is speaking and then present a historical prolog typical of such a covenant.
- brief: And so, after the brief prolog the film starts proper in South West France, present day.
- short: Only in the short prolog is Hitler's Headquarters in Rastenburg, East Prussia, shown.
- new: Stephen Jeffreys has written a clever new prolog, which Jason Watkins delivers with affable slyness.
- lengthy: I guess that is the point of the lengthy prolog.
- white: In a black and white prolog, a woman gives birth, at home, during a thunderstorm.
Modifies a noun
- time-trial: He wore the jersey for much of the 2000 race, and briefly after his fifth place in last Saturday's prolog time-trial.
- trial: It is Britain's first stage win in the race since 2000, when the 25-year-old Scot won the prolog time trial.
- time: It is Britain's first stage win in the race since 2000, when the 25-year-old Scot won the prolog time trial.
- script: The default for prolog is the special value NONE, which prevents from execution of a prolog script.
- winner: Last year's prolog winner Bradley McGee fell and hurt his back: he struggled to the finish six minutes behind.
Noun used with modifier
- opening: A ( male ) newsreader appears in the opening prolog.
- function-call: No function-call prolog needed when there are no arguments.
prologue Quotes
Here then will we begin the story: onlyadding thus much to that which hath been said, that it is a foolish thing to make a long prologue, and to be short in the story itself.
Courtship to marriage, as a very witty prologue to a very dull play.
Browse dictionary entries near prologue
- prolocutor
- prolixity
- prolix
- proline
- prolific
- proliferous
- proliferation
- proliferate
- proletary
- proletariat
- prologuize
- prolong
- prolonge
- prolonged
- prolusion
- prom
- promenade
- Promethean
- Prometheus
- promethium
