prelusion

[ pri-loo-zhuhn ]

noun

Origin of prelusion

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

So sudden and so early a prelusion of summer, it was generally feared, could not last.
The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey, Vol. 2 | Thomas de Quincey

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