PROLUSION Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

prolusion

noun

prō-ˈlü-zhən

as in introduction

a short section (as of a book) that leads to or explains the main part in her prolusion she sketches the religious, cultural and political milieu in which gnosticism developed

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Recent Examples on the Web This poem seems positioned as a prolusion — his word — or prelude to set a mood of contemplation, to encourage a softness or stillness, a long view, for entering what follows. —

Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Apr. 2022

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Social media platforms would not take root in the U.S. for another decade, and the introduction of the iPhone was still seven years away, but the quick turnaround of the audio from the hearing made Americans feel the rush of momentous events happening in real time.

Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
Then Billboard was cited when describing T.I.’s seminal 2003 Trap Muzik album as an introduction of trap music to the masses, but the contestants were stumped and couldn’t identify who the rapper-actor is despite a photo of him accompanying the clue.

Michael Saponara, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024