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单词 prolusion
释义 pro·lu·sion
\prōˈlüzhən also prōlˈyü-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Latin prolusion-, prolusio prelude, preliminary exercise, from prolusus (past participle of proludere to play or practice beforehand, from pro- before + ludere to play) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at ludicrous
1. : an exercise or trial preliminary to a contest or performance : prelude, warm-up
 < useth … no prolusion after the manner of fencers — Daniel Featley >
2. : an introductory and often tentative discourse : preface, prologue
 < prolusions on the Pentateuch — J.R.Lowell >
 < all this … prolusion is only to enable you to understand — W.H.Hudson †1922 >
 < his prolusion on the style of the most famous among the ancient Latin poets — Joseph Addison >
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