Look up: prologue

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   Prologue
   the opening in ancient tragedy and comedy, usually in the form of a soliloquy or a dialogue; a way to convey the dramatic setting and situation of the play and introduce the background of the main characters .
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   Prologue
   Speech given to the audience by an actor before the start of the play.
   Found on http://www.dramatic.com.au/glossary/glos
   
   
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   Prologue
   The introductory section of a poem or literary work. In The Canterbury Tales Chaucer employed a general prologue but also individual prologues e.g. The Franklin's Prologue and The Reeve's Prologue. See also epilogue.
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   prologue
   [n] - an introduction to a play
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   Prologue
   Pro'logue noun [ French, from Latin prologus , from Greek ..., from ... to say beforehand; ... before + ... to say. See Logic .] 1. The preface or introduction to a discourse, poem, or performance; as, the prologue of Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales;' esp., a discourse or poem spoken before a dramatic performance 2. One who delivers a prologue. [ R.] Shak.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/172
   
   
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   Prologue
   Pro'logue transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Prologued ; present participle & verbal noun Prologuing .] To introduce with a formal preface, or prologue. [ R.] Shak.
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   prologue
   noun an introduction to a play
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   Prologue
   `Prologue` , or `prolog`, is a prefatory piece of writing, usually composed to introduce a drama. The Greek `prologos` included the modern meaning of `prologue`, but was of wider significance, embracing any kind of preface, like the Latin `praefatio`. The prologue is usually in the beginning of a book.
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   Prologue
   • (n.) The preface or introduction to a discourse, poem, or performance; as, the prologue of Chaucer`s `Canterbury Tales;` esp., a discourse or poem spoken before a dramatic performance • (n.) One who delivers a prologue. • (v. t.) To introduce with a formal preface, or prologue.
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