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Definition of Prologue
1. Noun. An introduction to a play.
Group relationships: Dramatic Composition, Dramatic Work
Derivative terms: Prologize
Definition of Prologue
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. v. t. To introduce with a formal preface, or prologue.
Definition of Prologue
1. Noun. A speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or novel. ¹
2. Noun. (computing) A component of a computer program that prepares the computer to execute a routine. ¹
3. Verb. To introduce with a formal preface, or prologue. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Prologue
1. to preface [v -LOGUED, -LOGUING, -LOGUES] - See also: preface
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prologue
Literary usage of Prologue
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Poetical Works of John Dryden by John Dryden (1909)
"Conquest of Granada, prologue to the First the women only, 66. ... Marriage à la
Mode, prologue to, 66. Marriage à la Mode, Epilogue to, 67. ..."
2. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Alexander Chalmers, Samuel Johnson (1810)
"Tte Reres prologue ............................... 31 The Reres
Tale ...................... . .............. ib. Tk« Coke's Tale . ..."
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