prelude
noun
a preliminary to an action, event, condition, or work of broader scope and higher importance.
preluded
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past participleof prelude.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof prelude.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
preludenouna preliminary to an action, event, condition, or work of broader scope and higher importance.
Example Sentences
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The Taliban did not issue a formal statement on the anniversary of the al-Qaeda terrorist attacks that preluded them being driven from power 20 years earlier.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 11, 2021
Similar marches have since preluded Pride events across the country.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 6, 2019
Seventy years later, it was lost to the modern urges that preluded the Seattle Century 21 World’s Fair.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2018
Last week came a Luther Day which was notable because it preluded bigger celebrations, to be held Nov. 10 on the 450th anniversary of Martin Luther's birth.
From Time Magazine Archive
In 1756 the Seven Years’ War was preluded by a swift descent of the French on Minorca.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various
