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PROLOG

Prolog

/ (ˈprəʊlɒɡ) /

noun

a computer programming language based on mathematical logic

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Word Origin for PROLOG

C20: from pro (gramming in) log (ic)

Words nearby PROLOG

proline dipeptidase, proline iminopeptidase, prolix, Prolixin, prolocutor, PROLOG, prologue, prologuize, prolong, prolongate, prolongation
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Example sentences from the Web for PROLOG

  • And first of the Prolog of the first fyndyng, and interpretacioun of the said Buke out of diuerse langagis, etc.

    The Buke of the Order of Knyghthood|Ramon Llull

  • The poem is relieved of all the episodes except the prolog and King Hrothgars discourse.

    The Translations of Beowulf|Chauncey Brewster Tinker

  • It will be found that only two of the episodes are passed without mention—the Prolog and the Tale of Thrytho.

    The Translations of Beowulf|Chauncey Brewster Tinker