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preluder

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

Noun

preluder (plural preluders)

  1. One who, or that which, preludes; one who plays a prelude.
    • Of these musical set forms however he might be indulged with a considerable quantity, and, if he approached in some degree to Rousseau's high character of a Preluder, he might be allowed to discant on certain single grave texts1795, William Mason, Essays, Historical and Critical, on English Church Music

Forms of preluder

pluralpreluders

Origin of preluder

From prelude + -er.

Questions about preluder

What does preluder mean?
Preluder means one who, or that which, preludes; one who plays a prelude.
What part of speech is preluder?
Preluder is a noun.
What is the plural of preluder?
The plural of preluder is preluders.

Words near preluder in the dictionary

  1. preloss
  2. preloved
  3. prelubricated
  4. prelude
  5. preluded
  6. preluder
  7. preluders
  8. preludes
  9. preludeth
  10. Preludhamian
  11. preludia

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