Found 2 items, similar to prolusion.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: prolusion prolusion n 1: a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book [syn: foreword, preface] 2: exercising in preparation for strenuous activity [syn: warm-up, tune-up]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Prolusion Prolusion \Pro*lu"sion\, n. [L. prolusio, fr. proludere to prelude; pro before + ludere to play: cf. F. prolusion, It. prolusione.] A trial before the principal performance; a prelude; hence, an introductory essay or exercise. “Domestic prolusions.” --Thackeray. [1913 Webster] Her presence was in some measure a restraint on the worthy divine, whose prolusion lasted. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]