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prologue
pro·logue also pro·log P0591100 (prō′lôg′, -lŏg′)n.1. An introduction or preface, especially a poem recited to introduce a play.2. An introduction or introductory chapter, as to a novel.3. An introductory act, event, or period.
[Middle English prolog, from Old French prologue, from Latin prologus, from Greek prologos : pro-, before; see pro-2 + logos, speech; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]prologue (ˈprəʊlɒɡ) or prologn1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a. the prefatory lines introducing a play or speechb. the actor speaking these lines2. a preliminary act or event3. (Classical Music) (in early opera)a. an introductory scene in which a narrator summarizes the main action of the workb. a brief independent play preceding the opera, esp one in honour of a patronvb, -logues, -loguing or -logued, -logs, -loging or -loged (tr) to introduce or preface with or as if with a prologue[C13: from Latin prologus, from Greek prologos, from pro-2 + logos discourse]pro•logue or pro•log (ˈproʊ lɔg, -lɒg)
n., v. -logued, -logu•ing. n. 1. a preface or introductory part of a discourse, poem, or novel. 2. a. an introductory speech or scene in a play or opera. b. the person or persons who perform this. 3. anything that serves as a preamble or introduction. v.t. 4. to introduce with or as if with a prologue. [1250–1300; Middle English prolog(u)e (< Old French) < Latin prōlogus < Greek prólogos. See pro-2, -logue] pro′logu•ist, pro′log•ist, n. prologue
Past participle: prologued
Gerund: prologuing
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| prologue | | prologue |
| Present |
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| I prologue | | you prologue | | he/she/it prologues | | we prologue | | you prologue | | they prologue |
| Preterite |
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| I prologued | | you prologued | | he/she/it prologued | | we prologued | | you prologued | | they prologued |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am prologuing | | you are prologuing | | he/she/it is prologuing | | we are prologuing | | you are prologuing | | they are prologuing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have prologued | | you have prologued | | he/she/it has prologued | | we have prologued | | you have prologued | | they have prologued |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was prologuing | | you were prologuing | | he/she/it was prologuing | | we were prologuing | | you were prologuing | | they were prologuing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had prologued | | you had prologued | | he/she/it had prologued | | we had prologued | | you had prologued | | they had prologued |
| Future |
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| I will prologue | | you will prologue | | he/she/it will prologue | | we will prologue | | you will prologue | | they will prologue |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have prologued | | you will have prologued | | he/she/it will have prologued | | we will have prologued | | you will have prologued | | they will have prologued |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be prologuing | | you will be prologuing | | he/she/it will be prologuing | | we will be prologuing | | you will be prologuing | | they will be prologuing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been prologuing | | you have been prologuing | | he/she/it has been prologuing | | we have been prologuing | | you have been prologuing | | they have been prologuing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been prologuing | | you will have been prologuing | | he/she/it will have been prologuing | | we will have been prologuing | | you will have been prologuing | | they will have been prologuing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been prologuing | | you had been prologuing | | he/she/it had been prologuing | | we had been prologuing | | you had been prologuing | | they had been prologuing |
| Conditional |
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| I would prologue | | you would prologue | | he/she/it would prologue | | we would prologue | | you would prologue | | they would prologue |
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| I would have prologued | | you would have prologued | | he/she/it would have prologued | | we would have prologued | | you would have prologued | | they would have prologued |
prologueAn introductory section explaining what happens before the main action.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | prologue - an introduction to a playintroduction - the first section of a communicationdramatic composition, dramatic work - a play for performance on the stage or television or in a movie etc. |
prologuenoun introduction, preliminary, prelude, preface, preamble, foreword, proem, exordium The prologue to the novel is written in the form of a newspaper account.prologuenounA short section of preliminary remarks:foreword, induction, introduction, lead-in, overture, preamble, preface, prelude, prolegomenon.Translationsprologue (ˈprəulog) noun an introduction, especially to a play. 開場白，序言 开场白，序言
prologue
prologue (often US), prolog1. a. the prefatory lines introducing a play or speech b. the actor speaking these lines 2. in early operaa. an introductory scene in which a narrator summarizes the main action of the work b. a brief independent play preceding the opera, esp one in honour of a patron Prologue the introductory part of a literary or dramatic work that provides information about the work’s meaning, plot, or themes or that briefly summarizes the events preceding the main action. In the drama of classical antiquity, the prologue was a scene or monologue summarizing the situation or myth on which the plot was based. In the medieval mystery play, miracle play, and morality play, the prologue was a prayer or sermon containing the parable that was the basis of the play. In the dramas of Shakespeare, Goethe, and Schiller, the prologue often expressed the author’s aesthetic intention, in addition to setting forth the motivation for the succeeding events. The prologue in its modern meaning and its use in a wide variety of genres took form in the 19th century; examples are found in Pushkin’s narrative poem The Bronze Horseman and in Thackeray’s novel Vanity Fair. Gradually, the prologue became an element of the plot. Examples may be seen in the prologues to N. V. Gogol’s novella The Terrible Vengeance, H. Longfellow’s narrative poem Hiawatha, and I. G. Ehrenburg’s novel The Extraordinary Adventures of Julio Jurenito. In narrative genres, such a prologue is sometimes called a Vorgeschichte (prehistory). Unlike the preface, the prologue is always a product of literary imagination. V. A. KALASHNIKOV prologue
Synonyms for prologuenoun introductionSynonyms- introduction
- preliminary
- prelude
- preface
- preamble
- foreword
- proem
- exordium
Synonyms for prologuenoun a short section of preliminary remarksSynonyms- foreword
- induction
- introduction
- lead-in
- overture
- preamble
- preface
- prelude
- prolegomenon
Words related to prologuenoun an introduction to a playRelated Words- introduction
- dramatic composition
- dramatic work
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