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Showing words for PRELUDE using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Prelude

prelude

6 Letter Words for Prelude

depure, drupel, dueler, eluder, eperdu, pedler, pedule, pelure, perdue, perule, puered, pureed, purled, redupl

5 Letter Words for Prelude

depel, dreep, drupe, duler, duper, duple, duree, elder, elude, euler, leper, lepre, lered, lured, perdu, perle, preed, prude, puled, puler, pured, puree, redue, repel, ruled, rupee, upled, urdee, urled, urped

4 Letter Words for Prelude

deep, deer, dele, depe, depr, dere, deul, dree, duel, duer, dule, dupe, ered, eure, lede, leed, leep, leer, lere, lerp, leud, lude, lupe, lure, peed, peel, peer, pele, pelu, pere, peru, plud, plur, pred, pree, puer, pule, pure, purl, rede, reed, reel, repl, rude, rued, rule, urde

3 Letter Words for Prelude

dee, del, dep, der, dle, dlr, due, dup, dur, edp, eel, eer, eld, erd, ere, led, lee, lep, ler, leu, lud, lue, lur, pdl, ped, pee, pel, per, plu, pre, pud, pul, pur, red, ree, rel, rep, rld, rle, rud, rue, ule, urd, ure, urp

Definitions for Prelude

[1] a preliminary to an action, event, condition, or work of broader scope and higher importance.
[2] any action, event, comment, etc. that precedes something else.
[3] Music . a relatively short, independent instrumental composition, free in form and resembling an improvisation. a piece that precedes a more important movement. the overture to an opera. an independent piece, of moderate length, sometimes used as an introduction to a fugue. music opening a church service; an introductory voluntary.
[4] to serve as a prelude or introduction to.
[5] to introduce by a prelude.
[6] to play as a prelude.
[7] to serve as a prelude.
[8] to give a prelude.
[9] to play a prelude.
[10] a piece of music that precedes a fugue, or forms the first movement of a suite, or an introduction to an act in an opera, etc (esp for piano) a self-contained piece of music
[11] something serving as an introduction or preceding event, occurrence, etc
[12] to serve as a prelude to (something)
[13] (tr) to introduce by a prelude

Words related to Prelude

introduction, prologue, preparation, foreword, prolegomenon, preliminary, overture, start, preface, preamble, commencement, exordium, intro, proem, curtain-raiser, prelusion

Words nearby Prelude

preliterate, preload, prelog, prelogical thinking, preloved, prelude, preludin, prelusion, prelusive, prem, prem.

Origin of Prelude

1555–65; (noun) < Medieval Latin praelūdium, equivalent to prae- pre- + -lūdium play; compare Latin lūdus play; (v.) < Latin praelūdere to play beforehand

Other words from Prelude

prel·ud·er , noun
pre·lu·di·al [pri-loo -dee-uh l] /prɪˈlu di əl/ , pre·lu·di·ous , adjective
pre·lu·di·ous·ly , adverb
un·prel·ud·ed , adjective

Word origin for Prelude

C16: (n) from Medieval Latin praelūdium, from prae before + -lūdium entertainment, from Latin lūdus play; (vb) from Late Latin praelūdere to play beforehand, rehearse, from lūdere to play

Synonyms for Prelude

introduction, prologue, commencement, exordium, foreword, intro, overture, preamble, preface, preliminary, preparation, prolegomenon, start, curtain-raiser, prelusion, proem