lead-upn.
/ˈliːdʌp/, U.S. /ˈlidˌəp/ Something that leads up to something else.
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the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [noun] > a) preparation(s) > a preliminary action or step
introductionc1386
deductiona1535
induction?1544
preamble1548
flourish1552
preludium1563
primordium1577
preparativec1580
exordium1581
introit1583
foregoinga1586
prologuea1586
preface1589
prelusion1597
proem1598
prolusion1601
introductory1646
preliminary1656
prelimination1667
flourishing1687
little go1842
preluding1858
foreword1888
prelim1891
prelimen1898
run-in1900
opening gambit1911
prolegomenon1926
lead-in1928
pipe-openera1936
lead-up1953
intro1964
1953 M. T. Monro Thinking about Genesis i. i. 26 The lead-up is the ordinary one by which we establish, on rational grounds alone, the existence of God, His attributes, [etc.].
1959 D. Cooke Lang. Music iii. 145 The Beethoven is the short, breathless lead-up to the final jubilant outburst of the finale of the Choral Symphony.
1959 D. D. C. P. Mould Peter's Boat vi. 78 I had occasion to go into..that country's great mediaeval cathedrals now in Protestant hands... Here was a setting, a magnificent lead-up in stone..pointing to one thing and one thing only, the Mass and the Blessed Sacrament.
1972 Lebende Sprachen 17 73/1 During the vital lead-up to first flights, acceleration and deceleration tests were made during taxying trials.
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