Usually means: Initiator or precursor to events.
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  1. preluder: Merriam-Webster
  2. preluder: Collins English Dictionary
  3. preluder: Wordnik
  4. preluder: Wiktionary
  5. Preluder, preluder: Dictionary.com
  6. Preluder: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  7. preluder: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  8. Preluder: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  9. preluder: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  10. preluder: FreeDictionary.org
  11. Preluder: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. preluder: Legal dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (preluder)

▸ noun:  One who, or that which, preludes; one who plays a prelude.

Similar:
prelusion, prælude, praeludium, præludium, preceder, premonitor, preludium, vorspiel, premeditator, predeceaser, more...

Opposite:
postlude, epilogue, conclusion

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Similar:
prelusion, prælude, praeludium, præludium, preceder, premonitor, preludium, vorspiel, premeditator, predeceaser, more...

Opposite:
postlude, epilogue, conclusion



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