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prelusion

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pre⋅lu⋅sion

  [pri-loo-zhuhn]
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–noun
a prelude.
Origin:
1590–1600; < L praelūsiōn- (s. of praelūsiō) a prelude, equiv. to praelūs(us) (ptp. of praelūdere; see prelude ) + -iōn- -ion
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pre·lu·sion   (prĭ-lōō'zhən)   
n.  A prelude or introduction.

[Latin praelūsiō, praelūsiōn-, from praelūsus, past participle of praelūdere, to play beforehand; see prelude.]
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