PROLOGUE

n. v.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
n.

The preface or introduction to a discourse, poem, or performance; as, the prologue of Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales;" esp., a discourse or poem spoken before a dramatic performance

2.
n.

One who delivers a prologue. [R.] Shak.

3.
v.

To introduce with a formal preface, or prologue. [R.] Shak.

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