Prelusive
//pɹɪˈluːsɪv// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Acting as a prelude; preliminary.
"On the grim Pequod's forecastle, ye shall ere long see him, beating his tambourine; prelusive of the eternal time, when sent for, to the great quarter-deck on high, he was bid strike in with angels, and beat his tambourine in glory; called a coward here, hailed a hero there!"
Example
More examples"On the grim Pequod's forecastle, ye shall ere long see him, beating his tambourine; prelusive of the eternal time, when sent for, to the great quarter-deck on high, he was bid strike in with angels, and beat his tambourine in glory; called a coward here, hailed a hero there!"
Etymology
From the past participle stem of Latin praelūdere + -ive.
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