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prelusive

UK/pɹɪˈluːsɪv/

prelusive adjective: acting as a prelude; preliminary.

Adjective

prelusive (comparative more prelusive, superlative most prelusive)

  1. Acting as a prelude; preliminary.
    • On the grim Pequod's forecastle, ye shall ere long see him, beating his tambourine; prelusive of the eternal time, when sent for, to the great quarter-deck on high, he was bid strike in with angels, and beat his tambourine in glory; called a coward here, hailed a hero there!1851 November 14, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC

prelusive meaning in Tamil

prelusive in Tamil

முன்தரவுடைய

Forms of prelusive

comparativemore prelusive
superlativemost prelusive
alternative formprælusive

Origin of prelusive

From the past participle stem of Latin praelūdere + -ive.

Words formed from prelusive

Questions about prelusive

What does prelusive mean?
Prelusive means acting as a prelude; preliminary.
What is prelusive in Tamil?
Prelusive in Tamil is முன்தரவுடைய. See Prelusive meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is prelusive?
Prelusive is an adjective.
How do you pronounce prelusive?
Prelusive is pronounced /pɹɪˈluːsɪv/ (UK).

Words near prelusive in the dictionary

  1. prelunate
  2. prelunch
  3. preluncheon
  4. prelusion
  5. prelusions
  6. prelusive
  7. prelusively
  8. prelusorily
  9. prelusory
  10. prelymphomatous
  11. prelysosomal

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Adapted from Wiktionary: prelusive (page history and authors); prelusive (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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