1. имя существительное 1) вступление, начало Синоним(ы): introduction, preface 2) [музыка] прелюдия 2. глагол 1) служить вступлением 2) делать вступление; начинать 3) [музыка] исполнять прелюдию
I. noun Etymology: Middle French, from Medieval Latin praeludium, from Latin praeludere to play beforehand, from prae- + ludere to play — more at ludicrous 1. an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter 2. a. a musical section or movement introducing the theme or chief subject (as of a fugue or suite) or serving as an introduction to an opera or oratorio b. an opening voluntary c. a separate concert piece usually for piano or orchestra and based entirely on a short motif II. verb (preluded; preluding) transitive verb 1. to serve as a prelude to 2. to play as a prelude intransitive verb to give or serve as a prelude; especially to play a musical introduction • preluder noun