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preluded |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Prelude \Pre*lude"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Preluded}; p. pr & vb n. {Preluding}.] [L. praeludere praelusum prae before + ludere to play: cf F. pr['e]luder. See {Ludicrous}.] 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.
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