Prelude

prel'iid, n. a short piece of music before a lunger piece n preface a forerunner. [Lit. ‘anything played before,' Fr.—Late L. fra- Indium— pro-, before, ludere, to play Prelude, pre dud', v to play before: to precede, as an introduction. [From above word.] Prelusive, predu's iv, adj of the nature of a prelude introductory Premature, prem'a-tur or pre-ma-tur', adj., nut tun before the proper time, happening oefore the pioper time: too soon believed, unauthenticated (as a report). adv. Prent'ftturely. —ns Prematurity, Prem'atureneas. [L. — fnentaturusfree, before, and maturus, ripe.]