n. 1. An introduction or preface, especially a poem recited to introduce a play. 2. An introduction or introductory chapter, as to a novel. 3. An introductory act, event, or period. [Middle English prolog, from Old French prologue, from Latin prologus, from Greek prologos : pro-, before; see PRO-2 + logos, speech; see leg- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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