prelusive

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Pronunciation

/pɹɪˈluːsɪv/(UK)

Definition of prelusive

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adj

Acting as a prelude; preliminary.

“On the grim Pequod's forecastle, ye shall ere long see him, beating his tambourine; prelusive of the eternal time, when sent for, to the great quarter-deck on high, he was bid strike in with angels, and beat his tambourine in glory; called a coward here, hailed a hero there!”

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From the past participle stem of Latin praelūdere + -ive.

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