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Noun
An action or event serving as an introduction to something more important
The introductory part of a literary work
An introductory piece of music, especially in an opera
A sign or warning of something to come
A beginning, or first stage
A taste or experience of something beforehand or in advance
Verb
To exist before something else
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Noun
▲
An action or event serving as an introduction to something more important
preliminary
preparation
beginning
start
introduction
forerunner
precursor
harbinger
herald
opener
commencement
opening
intro
preliminaries
prelims
prelusion
primer
prolusion
warm-up
curtain-raiser
lead-in
run-up
first taste
ushering in
prolog
US
prologue
UK
overture
preamble
groundwork
initiation
preliminary measure
preliminary action
preparatory measure
preface
prequel
warm-up act
first acquaintance
foundation
inception
first round
“I think of Thanksgiving as a
prelude
to the big event of December and all the wonderful foods I will undoubtedly be consuming.”
Noun
▲
The introductory part of a literary work
foreword
preamble
preface
introduction
proem
intro
prologue
UK
exordium
prolegomenon
prolog
US
prolusion
prodrome
opening remarks
opening
preliminary
overture
front matter
prelims
preliminaries
beginning
explanation
opening statement
forward matter
primer
prelusion
prefatory remarks
lead-in
preliminary remarks
opener
prooemium
curtain-raiser
warm-up
basic text
basic principles
start
commencement
formality
cover letter
prooemion
preliminary matter
prolegomena
first part
isagoge
opening passage
opening move
preparatory remarks
preliminary statement
preparatory statement
exord
more ❯
“The book's
prelude
has a striking essayistic character, with two contributions by Saskia Sassen and Marc Augé.”
Noun
▲
An introductory piece of music, especially in an opera
introduction
opening
overture
verset
voluntary
introductory movement
“The
prelude
of the first suite was played dizzyingly fast but without any perceptible regular pulse, as was that of the fifth suite.”
Noun
▲
A sign or warning of something to come
forerunner
harbinger
sign
herald
precursor
indication
omen
portent
presage
premonition
warning
angel
signal
augury
foregoer
foretoken
token
outrider
forewarning
usher
messenger
announcer
prognostic
advertisement
advertiser
announcement
antecessor
exemplar
forefather
foreshadow
foreshadowing
grandparent
mark
model
pattern
advance guard
indicator
prophet
vanguard
foretaste
presager
avant-courier
foreboding
prediction
auspice
prognostication
forecast
writing on the wall
boding
prophecy
presentiment
bodement
threat
hint
ill omen
straw in the wind
prefiguring
danger sign
handwriting on the wall
feeling
straw
divination
promise
caution
prefigurement
menace
prognosis
foretelling
vaticination
prognosticating
presaging
soothsaying
forecasting
misgiving
preindication
auguring
knell
prophesy
writing
cast
foreknowledge
predicting
advance warning
stormy petrel
tip-off
handwriting on wall
red flag
wake-up call
sign of the times
red light
intuition
warning sign
apprehension
predecessor
apprehensiveness
prenotion
pointer
suggestion
intimation
sortilege
sign of things to come
notice
alert
light
the writing on the wall
index
assurance
slight hint
alarm
admonition
high sign
notification
bad omen
whistle
giveaway
signification
fair warning
alarum
prescience
contraindication
heads-up
word of warning
prior warning
tocsin
sore point
casus belli
delicate subject
red rag
clue
hunch
vibes
funny feeling
vague feeling
sinking feeling
more ❯
Noun
▲
A beginning, or first stage
incipience
start
beginning
inception
outset
commencement
birth
dawn
onset
launch
genesis
kickoff
incipiency
opening
nascence
nascency
alpha
origin
initiation
threshold
baseline
morning
inauguration
rise
source
dawning
creation
origination
introduction
root
infancy
spring
opener
basis
induction
installation
takeoff
preface
blastoff
presentation
rudiment
top
leadoff
get-go
day one
git-go
starting point
square one
point of departure
kick-off
opening move
opportunity
chance
break
developing
development
unfolding
overture
debut
launching
intro
preliminary
very beginning
establishment
activation
instigation
early stages
first act
curtain-raiser
coming out
lead-in
emergence
conception
arrival
fountainhead
formation
beginnings
cradle
appearance
generation
fount
roots
foundation
birthplace
provenance
seedbed
provenience
embarkation
first appearance
radix
advent
institution
outstart
origins
well
head
font
commencing
germ
word go
outbreak
derivation
startup
formulation
tee off
cause
etymology
early days
seat
author
first steps
nativity
arising
parent
fons et origo
horse's mouth
place of origin
coming into being
determinant
founding
onfall
onrush
occurrence
naissance
first
starting
coming
nonage
proem
graduation
bow
eruption
first step
floating
seeds
beginning stages
first stage
youth
early years
first phase
embryonic stage
very beginnings
initial stages
innovation
discovery
begetter
history
father
originator
pedigree
wellspring
fountain
initiator
architect
creator
inventor
mainspring
seed
upwelling
paternity
antecedent
mother
maternity
specialist
rising
authorship
home
starting place
causality
causation
nucleus
progenitor
agent
entrance
entry
ingress
occasion
inspiration
inducement
forging
egg
connection
git go
blast off
early stage
principle
embryo
generator
motive
well head
ultimate cause
breeding place
more ❯
Noun
▲
A taste or experience of something beforehand or in advance
foretaste
sample
example
preview
indication
taster
trailer
appetiser
UK
appetizer
US
whiff
taste
tester
hint
specimen
suggestion
foretoken
insight
token
tip-off
try-out
exemplification
instance
illustration
exemplar
prototype
model
case
representation
embodiment
representative
demonstration
exhibit
pattern
sampling
proof
trial
pilot
sign
pointer
sampler
extract
teaser
glimpse
sneak peek
sneak preview
demo
typification
paradigm
blueprint
standard
archetype
type
case in point
template
epitome
framework
ideal
typical case
criterion
design
case history
portrayal
copy
guide
exhibition
personification
norm
essence
quintessence
representative case
test
occurrence
occasion
variety
manifestation
mould
UK
try
symbol
exponent
precedent
evaluation
situation
mirror
avatar
original
typical example
mold
US
proof of concept
paragon
mock-up
showpiece
demonstrator
swatch
interpretation
lines
crystallization
US
crystallisation
UK
expression
exposition
plan
instancing
item
evidence
image
portrait
perfect example
recipe
PoC
pilot scheme
detail
outward expression
proof of principle
experiment
appraisal
feasibility study
gage
US
stereotype
gauge
UK
version
style
archetypal
classic
idea
setup
yardstick
benchmark
eidolon
touchstone
lodestar
game plan
inspection
exemplary
master
textbook example
degustation
tasting
representative example
more ❯
Verb
▲
To exist before something else
preexist
forego
precede
antecede
predate
antedate
forerun
go before
come before
anticipate
foreshadow
pace
come first
presage
usher
harbinger
herald
backdate
ring in
in space
head up
pave the way
take precedence
be earlier than
occur before
date from before
come prior to
prevene
lead to
lead up to
go ahead of
go in advance of
usher in
prepare the way for
pave the way for
set the scene for
date back
pioneer
run ahead
be ahead of
exist before
light the way
lead
head
guide
go in front of
have a head start
go first
go in advance
lead the way
more ❯
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