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Webster 1913 Edition
Prologue
Pro′logue
,Noun.
[F., fr. L.
prologus
, fr. Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] to say beforehand; [GREEK] before + [GREEK] to say. See Logic
.] 1.
The preface or introduction to a discourse, poem, or performance;
as, the
esp., a discourse or poem spoken before a dramatic performance prologue
of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales;” 2.
One who delivers a prologue.
[R.]
Shak.
Pro′logue
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Prologued
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Prologuing
.] To introduce with a formal preface, or prologue.
[R.]
Shak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Prologue
PROLOGUE
,Noun.
The preface or introduction to a discourse, or performance, chiefly the discourse or poem spoken before a dramatic performance or play begins.
PROLOGUE
,Verb.
T.