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Definition of Prologuing - 2 dictionary results

pro⋅logue

[proh-lawg, -log] noun, verb, -logued, -logu⋅ing.
–noun
1. a preliminary discourse; a preface or introductory part of a discourse, poem, or novel.
2. an introductory speech, often in verse, calling attention to the theme of a play.
3. the actor or actress who delivers this.
4. an introductory scene, preceding the first act of a play, opera, etc.
5. any introductory proceeding, event, etc.: Appetizing delicacies were the prologue to a long dinner.
–verb (used with object)
6. to introduce with or as if with a prologue.
Also, prolog.


Origin:
1250–1300; ME prologe, prologue (< OF prologue) < L prōlogus < Gk prólogos. See pro- 2 , -logue


pro⋅logu⋅ist, pro⋅log⋅ist, noun
pro⋅logue⋅like, pro⋅log⋅like, adjective


5. preamble; beginning, opening; prelude.
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Word Origin & History

prologue 
c.1300, from O.Fr. prologue (c.1215), from L. prologus, from Gk. prologos "prologue of a play, speaker of a prologue," lit. "a speech beforehand," from pro- "before" + logos "discourse, speech," from legein "to speak" (see lecture).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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