Prologue: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Prologue noun. An opening section of a book, play or poem that introduces the story or sets the scene.
How to say it
PROH-log/ˈprəʊlɒɡ/
2 syllables, stressed on the first (PROH). Forms: prologues.
Prologue in a sentence
The prologue opens with a body in the canal, then jumps back three weeks.
The heavy rain in March was only a prologue to the wettest summer on record.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- preface
- introduction
- foreword
- preamble
Opposite:
Where prologue comes from
From Greek prologos, from pro, before, and logos, speech.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
The heavy rain in March was only a _____ to the wettest summer on record.
- prologue
- pseudonym
- aposiopesis
Show the answer
prologue: The heavy rain in March was only a prologue to the wettest summer on record.