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What (who) is prologue - definition
OPENING TO A STORY THAT ESTABLISHES THE SETTING AND GIVES BACKGROUND DETAILS
Prologue and Epilogue; Prolog (narrative device)
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Prologue
·noun One who delivers a prologue.
II. Prologue ·vt To introduce with a formal preface, or prologue.
III. Prologue ·noun The preface or introduction to a discourse, poem, or performance; as, the prologue of Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales;" ·esp., a discourse or poem spoken before a dramatic performance.
prologue
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Introduction (to a play), preface.
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A prologue is a speech or section of text that introduces a play or book.
The prologue to the novel is written in the form of a newspaper account.
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If one event is a prologue to another event, it leads to it. (FORMAL)
This was a prologue to today's bloodless revolution.
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Wikipedia
Prologue
A prologue or prolog (from Greek πρόλογος prólogos, from πρό pró, "before" and λόγος lógos, "word") is an opening to a story that establishes the context and gives background details, often some earlier story that ties into the main one, and other miscellaneous information. The Ancient Greek prólogos included the modern meaning of prologue, but was of wider significance, more like the meaning of preface. The importance, therefore, of the prologue in Greek drama was very great; it sometimes almost took the place of a romance, to which, or to an episode in which, the play itself succeeded.
Examples of use of prologue
1. The prologue begins with Rumsfeld‘s selection as defense secretary.
2. "I never thought I could win the prologue," he said.
3. It‘s rather that Hurricane Katrina is not past but prologue.
4. The current US national time trial champion, Zabriskie‘s main strength is events such as the prologue.
5. The time–trial specialist displayed promise early in his career, winning the Tour prologue in 2000.