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prelusion

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[pri-loo-zhuhn] / prɪˈlu ʒən /

noun

  1. a prelude.


Etymology

Origin of prelusion

1590–1600; < Latin praelūsiōn- (stem of praelūsiō ) a prelude, equivalent to praelūs ( us ) (past participle of praelūdere; see prelude) + -iōn- -ion

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May the tradition not be a prelusion or a reflex of that man-crushing monster?

From Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala by Various

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