prologue (redirected from Prologue and Epilogue)

pro·logue also pro·log  (prlôg, -lg)

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.

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[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.]

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prologue often US, prolog [ˈprəʊlɒg]

n

1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms)

a.  the prefatory lines introducing a play or speech

b.  the actor speaking these lines

2. a preliminary act or event

3. (Music / Classical Music) (in early opera)

a.  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

vb -logues, -loguing, -logued US, -logs -loging, -loged

(tr) to introduce or preface with or as if with a prologue

[from Latin prologus, from Greek prologos, from pro-² + logos discourse]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

prologue - an introduction to a play introduction - the first section of a communication dramatic composition, dramatic work - a play for performance on the stage or television or in a movie etc.

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prologue

noun introduction, preliminary, prelude, preface, preamble, foreword, proem, exordium The prologue to the novel is written in the form of a newspaper account.

Translations

prologue prolog (US) [ˈprəʊlɒg] N (lit, fig) → prólogo m (to de)

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prologue [ˈprəʊlɒg] n → prologue m
the prologue to sth [+ novel, play] → le prologue à qch

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prologue, (US) prolog

n → Prolog m; (of book) → Vorwort nt; (fig) → Vorspiel nt

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prologue prolog (Am) [ˈprəʊlɒg] n → prologo

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prologue

n prologue [ˈprəulog]

an introduction, especially to a play. proloog, voorwoord تَمْهيد، مُقَدِّمَه пролог prolog prolog der Prolog πρόλογος (θεατρικού έργου) prólogo proloog مقدمه prologi prologue פֶּתָח-דָבָר प्रस्तावना prológus pengantar formáli, aðfaraorð prologo 序幕 프롤로그 prologas prologs prolog proloog innledning, forord, prolog prolog prólogo prolog пролог prológ prolog uvod prolog, inledning บทนำ önsöz, giriş 開場白，序言 пролог ڈرامہ کا افتتاحيہ phần mở đầu 开场白，序言