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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pro•logue or pro•log /ˈproʊlɔg, -lɑg/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- an introductory part of a story, poem, novel, speech, etc.
- an introductory speech or scene in a play or opera.
- anything that serves as an introduction:The thunder was a prologue to the storm.
See -log-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pro•logue (prō′lôg, -log),USA pronunciation n., v., -logued, -logu•ing. n. - a preliminary discourse;
a preface or introductory part of a discourse, poem, or novel. - an introductory speech, often in verse, calling attention to the theme of a play.
- the actor or actress who delivers this.
- an introductory scene, preceding the first act of a play, opera, etc.
- any introductory proceeding, event, etc.:Appetizing delicacies were the prologue to a long dinner.
v.t. - to introduce with or as if with a prologue.
Also, pro′log. - Greek prólogos. See pro-2, -logue
- Latin prōlogus
- Old French prologue)
- Middle English prologe, prologue (1250–1300
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged preamble; beginning, opening; prelude.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: prologue, often US prolog /ˈprəʊlɒɡ/ n - the prefatory lines introducing a play or speech
- the actor speaking these lines
- a preliminary act or event
- (in early opera) an introductory scene in which a narrator summarizes the main action of the work
- a brief independent play preceding the opera, esp one in honour of a patron
vb ( -logues, -loguing, -logued) ( US -logs, -loging, -loged)- (transitive) to introduce or preface with or as if with a prologue
Etymology: 13th Century: from Latin prologus, from Greek prologos, from pro-² + logos discourse |