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preludial

preludial adjective: of or pertaining to a prelude.

Adjective

preludial (comparative more preludial, superlative most preludial)

  1. Of or pertaining to a prelude.
    • A gradual shift from the improvisatory, preludial ricercare to a more formally structured composition is apparent in a keyboard repertory surviving in manuscript […]1992, Tim Carter, Music in Late Renaissance & Early Baroque Italy

Forms of preludial

comparativemore preludial
superlativemost preludial

Origin of preludial

From prelude + -ial.

Words formed from preludial

Questions about preludial

What does preludial mean?
Preludial means of or pertaining to a prelude.
What part of speech is preludial?
Preludial is an adjective.

Words near preludial in the dictionary

  1. preluders
  2. preludes
  3. preludeth
  4. Preludhamian
  5. preludia
  6. preludial
  7. preludially
  8. preluding
  9. preludings
  10. preludious
  11. preludium

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