Synonyms: prelude
Definition: music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera
Similar words: music
Definition: an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
Synonyms: overture, preliminary, prelude
Definition: something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
Usage: training is a necessary preliminary to employment; drinks were the overture to dinner
Similar words: origin, origination, inception
Definition: an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
Synonyms: prelude
Definition: play as a prelude
Definition: replay (as a melody)
Usage: Play it again, Sam; She played the third movement very beautifully
Synonyms: prelude
Definition: serve as a prelude or opening to
Similar words: serve, function
Definition: serve a purpose, role, or function
Usage: The tree stump serves as a table; The female students served as a control group; This table would serve very well; His freedom served him well; The table functions as a desk