Prologue
Alternative forms
Origin
From Old French, from Latin prologus, from Ancient Greek Ï€Ïόλογος
Full definition of prologue
Noun
prologue
(plural prologues)- A speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or novel.
- 1905, w, w:The Case of Miss Elliott Chapter 2, “H'm !” he said, “so, so—it is a tragedy in a prologue and three acts. I am going down this afternoon to see the curtain fall for the third time on what ... will prove a good burlesque ; but it all began dramatically enough. It was last Saturday … that two boys, playing in the little spinney just outside Wembley Park Station, came across three large parcels done up in American cloth. …â€
- One who delivers a prologue.
- 1602, William Shakespeare, :And hither am I come,
A Prologue armed, but not in confidence
Of author's pen or actor's voice, - (computing) A component of a computer program that prepares the computer to execute a routine.
Antonyms
- (speech or section) epilogue