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Meanings of prolusion in English

Portuguese
prefácio
Catalan
prefaci

A short introductory essay preceding the text of a book.

        prefácio
        Catalan
        escalfament

        Exercising in preparation for strenuous activity.

              escalfament
              Usage of prolusion in English
              1
              After such high prolusions!
              Love and Mr. Lewisham
              2
              My Lord Derby was at that moment, and for many months afterwards, assisting Valentine Dale in his classical prolusions on the sands of Bourbourg.
              History of the United Netherlands, 1588b
              3
              What had the guardian of the Lizards to do with clubs of tall or of little men, with nests of ants, or with Strada's prolusions?
              Lives of the Poets, Volume 1
              Translations for prolusion
              Portuguese
              prefácio