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Webster 1913 Edition

Prolusion

Pro-lu′sion

,
Noun.
[L.
prolusio
, fr.
proludere
to prelude;
pro
before +
ludere
to play: cf. F.
prolusion
, It.
prolusione
.]
A trial before the principal performance; a prelude; hence, an introductory essay or exercise.
“Domestic prolusions.”
Thackeray.
Her presence was in some measure a restraint on the worthy divine, whose
prolusion
lasted.
Sir W. Scott.

Webster 1828 Edition

Prolusion

PROLU'SION

,
Noun.
s as z. [L. prolusio, proludo; pro and ludo, to play.] A prelude; entertainment; diverting performance. [Little used.]

Definition 2024

prolusion

prolusion

English

Noun

prolusion ‎(plural prolusions)

  1. A trial before the principal performance; a prelude.
    • Thackeray
      Domestic prolusions.
  2. An introductory essay.
    • Sir Walter Scott
      Her presence was in some measure a restraint on the worthy divine, whose prolusion lasted the longer […]

Derived terms

Etymology

Latin prolusio, from proludere ‎(“to prelude”).

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