English-Thai Dictionary

prelude

N การกระทำ เบื้องต้น  preface prelusion kan-kra-tam-buang-ton

 

prelude

N การบรรเลง นำ  การแสดง เบิกโรง  ฉาก โหมโรง  fugue toccata kan-ban-lang-nam

 

prelude

VT บรรเลง นำ  เบิกโรง  ban-lang-nam

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PRELUDE

n.[Low L. proeludium, from proeludo; proe, before, and ludo, to play. ] 1. A short flight of music, or irregular air played by a musician before he begins the piece to be played, or before a full concert.
2. Something introductory or that shows what is to follow; something preceding which bears some relation or resemblance to that which is to follow.
The last Georgic was a good prelude to the Aeneis.
3. A forerunner; something which indicates a future event.

 

PRELUDE

v.t.To introduce with a previous performance; to play before; as, to prelude a concert with a lively air. 1. To precede, as an introductory piece; as, a lively air preludes the concert.

 

PRELUDE

v.i.To serve as an introduction to.

 

PRELUDED

pp. Preceded by an introductory performance; preceded.

 

PRELUDER

n.One that plays a prelude, or introduces by a previous irregular piece of music.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PRELUDE

Pre "lude, n. Etym: [F. prélude (cf. It. preludio, LL. praeludium ),fr. L. prae before + ludus play. See Prelude, v. t.]

 

Defn: An introductory performance, preceding and preparing for the principal matter; a preliminary part, movement, strain, etc. ; especially (Mus. ), a strain introducing the theme or chief subject; a movement introductory to a fugue, yet independent; -- with recent composers often synonymous with overture. The last Georgic was a good prelude to the Ænis Addison. The cause is more than the prelude, the effect is more than the sequel, of the fact. Whewell.

 

Syn. -- Preface; introduction; preliminary; preamble; forerunner; harbinger; precursor.

 

PRELUDE

Pre *lude ", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Preluded; p. pr. & vb. n. Preluding. ]Etym: [L. praeludere, praelusum; prae before + ludere to play: cf. F. préluder. See Ludicrous. ]

 

Defn: To play an introduction or prelude; to give a prefatory performance; to serve as prelude. The musicians preluded on their instruments. Sir. W. Scott. We are preluding too largely, and must come at once to the point. Jeffrey.

 

PRELUDE

PRELUDE Pre *lude ", v. t.

 

1. To introduce with a previous performance; to play or perform a prelude to; as, to prelude a concert with a lively air.

 

2. To serve as prelude to; to precede as introductory. [Music ] preluding some great tragedy. Longfellow

 

PRELUDER

PRELUDER Pre *lud "er, n.

 

Defn: One who, or that which, preludes; one who plays a prelude. Mason.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

prelude

prel ude |ˈprelˌ (y )o͞od, ˈprāˌl (y )o͞od ˈprɛlˌjud | ▶noun 1 an action or event serving as an introduction to something more important: education cannot simply be a prelude to a career. 2 an introductory piece of music, most commonly an orchestral opening to an act of an opera, the first movement of a suite, or a piece preceding a fugue. • a short piece of music of a similar style, esp. for the piano. • the introductory part of a poem or other literary work. ▶verb [ with obj. ] serve as a prelude or introduction to: the bombardment preluded an all-out final attack. DERIVATIVES pre lu di al |priˈlo͞odēəl, prā - |adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French prélude, from medieval Latin praeludium, from Latin praeludere ‘play beforehand, ’ from prae ‘before ’ + ludere ‘to play. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

prelude

prelude |ˈprɛljuːd | ▶noun 1 an action or event serving as an introduction to something more important: a ceasefire had been agreed as a prelude to full peace negotiations. 2 an introductory piece of music, most commonly an orchestral opening to an act of an opera, the first movement of a suite, or a piece preceding a fugue. • a short piece of music of a style similar to a prelude, especially for the piano. • the introductory part of a poem or other literary work. ▶verb [ with obj. ] serve as a prelude or introduction to: the bombardment preluded an all-out final attack. DERIVATIVES preludial |prɪˈljuːdɪəl |adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French prélude, from medieval Latin praeludium, from Latin praeludere ‘play beforehand ’, from prae ‘before ’ + ludere ‘to play ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

prelude

prelude noun 1 the ceasefire was a prelude to peace negotiations: preliminary, overture, opening, preparation, introduction, start, commencement, beginning, lead-in, precursor. 2 an orchestral prelude: overture, introductory movement, introduction, opening. 3 the passage forms a prelude to Part III: introduction, preface, prologue, foreword, preamble; informal intro, lead-in; formal exordium, proem, prolegomenon.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

prelude

prelude noun 1 a ceasefire was agreed as a prelude to full peace negotiations: preliminary, overture, opening, preparation, introduction, start, beginning, curtain-raiser, lead-in, precursor, forerunner, harbinger, herald; informal opener; formal commencement; rare prolusion. 2 the piece begins with an orchestral prelude: overture, introductory movement, introduction, opening, voluntary; rare verset. 3 the whole passage forms a prelude to Part III: introduction, preface, prologue, foreword, preamble; informal intro; rare proem, exordium, prolegomenon, prodrome. ANTONYMS conclusion, postscript.

 

Duden Dictionary

Prélude

Pré lude Substantiv, Neutrum , das |preˈlyd |französisch prélude < mittellateinisch praeludium, Präludium der Fantasie 3 ähnliches Klavierstück

 

French Dictionary

prélude

prélude n. m. nom masculin 1 musique Série de notes jouées en introduction. : Ce pianiste a magnifiquement interprété les Préludes de Chopin. 2 figuré Ce qui précède quelque chose. : Le prélude à une collaboration. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec les noms suivants: • commencement, début; • origine, ce qui sert de point de départ; • principe, ce qui désigne la cause première.

 

préluder

préluder v. tr. ind. verbe transitif indirect littéraire Se produire avant autre chose, marquer le début de quelque chose. : Ces grèves sporadiques préludent à un mouvement global. SYNONYME annoncer ; présager . Note Syntaxique Le verbe se construit avec la préposition à. aimer

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

prelude

prel ude /préljuːd /名詞 C 1 〖通例a ～〗【出来事 事件の 】前兆, 前段階 «to » ▸ as a prelude to A Aの手始めとして 2 〘楽 〙前奏曲, 序曲, プレリュード .