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n something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows n music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera v serve as a prelude or opening to v play as a prelude

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  1. n something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows n music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera v serve as a prelude or opening to v play as a prelude