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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Prologue \Pro"logue\, n. [F., fr. L. prologus, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ?
     to say beforehand; ? before + ? to say. See Logic.]
     [1913 Webster]
     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
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. One who delivers a prologue. [R.] --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Prologue \Pro"logue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prologued; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Prologuing.]
     To introduce with a formal preface, or prologue. [R.] --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Prologue \Pro"logue\, n. [F., fr. L. prologus, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ?
     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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Prologue \Pro"logue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prologued; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Prologuing.]
     To introduce with a formal preface, or prologue. [R.] --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  prologue
       n : an introduction to a play
       [also: prologs, prologing, prologed]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  prologue
     Αγγλικά n.
     ο πρόλογος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  prologue
     n.
     A speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or
  novel.
     vb.
     To introduce with a formal preface, or prologue.
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: prologar)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  prologue
     n.
     A speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or
  novel.
     vb.
     To introduce with a formal preface, or prologue.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  prologue
     n.
     A speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or
  novel.
     vb.
     To introduce with a formal preface, or prologue.
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: prologar)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  prologue
     n.
     A speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or
  novel.
     vb.
     To introduce with a formal preface, or prologue.
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: prologar)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  prologue
     Ranska n.
     (''kirjallisuustiede'') prologi, esipuhe

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  prologue
     Engelska n.
     prolog

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Prologue /pɹˈəʊlɒɡ/
  المقدّمة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  prologue //ˈpɹoʊlɑɡ// //ˈpɹoʊlɔɡ// //ˈpɹəʊlɒɡ// 
  пролог
  speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or novel

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  prologue /pɹˈəʊlɒɡ/ 
  předehra

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  prologue /pɹˈəʊlɒɡ/ 
  prolog

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  prologue /pɹˈəʊlɒɡ/ 
  proslov

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  prologue /pɹˈəʊlɒɡ/
  Prolog 
     Synonym: prolog
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  prologue /pɹˈəʊlɒɡ/
  
  πρόλογος, προοίμιο

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  prologue //ˈpɹoʊlɑɡ// //ˈpɹoʊlɔɡ// //ˈpɹəʊlɒɡ// 
  prologi
  speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or novel

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  prologue /proulɔg/
  prologue

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  prologue /pɹˈəʊlɒɡ/ 
  1. प्रस्तावना
        "Every chapter has a prologue."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  prologue /pɹˈəʊlɒɡ/
  predgovor, predigra, prolog, uvod

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  prologue /pɹˈəʊlɒɡ/
  1. prológus
  2. elôjáték
  3. elôszó

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  prologue //ˈpɹoʊlɑɡ// //ˈpɹoʊlɔɡ// //ˈpɹəʊlɒɡ// 
  プロローグ, 序幕
  speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or novel

From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lat ]

  prologue /proulɔg/
  antelogium

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  prologue /proulɔg/
  proloog, voorrede

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  prologue, prolog /ˈprəʊləʊg/ 
    prolog, wstęp

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  prologue /proulɔg/
  prólogo

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  prologue //ˈpɹoʊlɑɡ// //ˈpɹoʊlɔɡ// //ˈpɹəʊlɒɡ// 
  prolog
  speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or novel

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  prologue /pɹˈəʊlɒɡ/
  1. başlangıç, giriş, önsöz
  2. prolog, piyes girişi
  3. önsöz olarak söylemek.

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

  prologue /pʁolˈoɡ/
  rakc'hoari (rakc'hoarioù /(en)ɹˈakkhɔːɹɪˌuː(fr)/), prolog (prologoù /pʁoloɡˈu/)

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

   (acteur qui dit le p) prologue /pʁolˈoɡ/
  prologer (prologerien /pʁoloʒəʁjˈɛ̃/)

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

   (conte...) prologue /pʁolˈoɡ/
  raklavar (raklavarioù /ʁaklavaʁjˈu/)

From français-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-bul ]

  prologue /pʁɔ.lɔɡ/ 
  пролог

From français-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-deu ]

  prologue /pʁɔ.lɔɡ/ 
  Prolog

From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.4.1 :   [ freedict:fra-eng ]

  prologue /pʀɔlɔg/ 
  prologue

From français-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-fin ]

  prologue /pʁɔ.lɔɡ/ 
  prologi

From français-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ita ]

  prologue /pʁɔ.lɔɡ/ 
  prologo

From français-latine FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 :   [ freedict:fra-lat ]

  prologue /pʁɔ.lɔɡ/ 
  antelogium, prologus

From français-lietuvių kalba FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-lit ]

  prologue /pʁɔ.lɔɡ/ 
  prologas

From French-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:fra-nld ]

  prologue /prɔlɔg/
  proloog, voorrede

From français-português FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-por ]

  prologue /pʁɔ.lɔɡ/ 
  prólogo

From français-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-rus ]

  prologue /pʁɔ.lɔɡ/ 
  пролог

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈpɹoʊɫɑɡ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  54 Moby Thesaurus words for "prologue":
     act, afterpiece, avant-propos, bit, breakthrough, chaser, curtain,
     curtain call, curtain raiser, divertimento, divertissement,
     epilogue, exode, exodus, exordium, expository scene, finale,
     foreword, front matter, frontispiece, hoke act, innovation,
     interlude, intermezzo, intermission, introduction, leap, number,
     overture, postulate, preamble, preface, prefix, prefixture,
     preliminary, prelude, premise, presupposition, proem, prolegomena,
     prolegomenon, prolepsis, protasis, routine, scene, shtick, sketch,
     skit, song and dance, stand-up comedy act, striptease, turn, verse,
     voluntary
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 开场白,序言,序幕;
  v. 说开场的,加上...前言;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 开场白,序言,序幕
     vt. 说开场白,加上…前言

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