prologue Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an introduction to a play

WordNet

Pro"logue noun
Etymology
F., fr. L. prologus, fr. Gr. , fr. to say beforehand; before + to say. See Logic.
Definitions
  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.
Pro"logue transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Prologued ; present participle & verbal noun Prologuing
Definitions
  1. To introduce with a formal preface, or prologue. R. Shak.

Webster 1913