preludium

/ˈpɹəˈluːdiəm/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

Archaic

"[…]and ſo the dyſputation beganne, ſette a woꝛke by the Prolocutor with a verye ſhoꝛte pꝛæludium."
"Maybe they would learn to raiſe the picke. / I am for 'um. They are very modeſt; tis a fine preludium.[…]"
"This Menelaus knows, expos'd to ſhare / With me the rough Preludium of the War."

From Latin praeludium.

preludiums (plural) preludia (plural) praeludium (alternative) præludium (alternative)

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How do you pronounce preludium?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɹəˈluːdiəm/.

What does preludium mean?

prelude, portent

Where does preludium come from?

It is traced to Latin.

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