Usually means: Serving as an introduction; preliminary.
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We found 17 dictionaries that define the word Prelusive:

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  1. prelusive: Merriam-Webster
  2. prelusive: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. prelusive: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. prelusive: Collins English Dictionary
  5. prelusive: Wordnik
  6. prelusive: Wiktionary
  7. prelusive: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. Prelusive, prelusive: Dictionary.com
  9. Prelusive: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. Prelusive: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  11. prelusive: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  12. Prelusive: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  13. prelusive: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  14. prelusive: FreeDictionary.org
  15. prelusive: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  16. prelusive: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. prelusive: Legal dictionary

(Note: See prelusively as well.)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (prelusive)

▸ adjective:  Acting as a prelude; preliminary.

Similar:
prefatory, prælusive, preambulatory, preludial, preliminary, prelusory, precursive, liminary, preambulary, prolegomenary, more...

Opposite:
conclusive, final, definitive, ultimate

Types:
overture, prelude, introduction, prologue, more...

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Similar:
prefatory, prælusive, preambulatory, preludial, preliminary, prelusory, precursive, liminary, preambulary, prolegomenary, more...

Opposite:
conclusive, final, definitive, ultimate

Types:
overture, prelude, introduction, prologue, more...



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