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Meaning of "preludial" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PRELUDIAL

preludial  [prɪˈluːdɪəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRELUDIAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Preludial is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PRELUDIAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of preludial in the English dictionary

The definition of preludial in the dictionary is of or relating to a piece of music that precedes a fugue, or forms the first movement of a suite, or an introduction to an act in an opera, etc. Other definition of preludial is of or relating to a prelude, preceding event, or introduction; introductory.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRELUDIAL


audial
ˈɔːdɪəl
cordial
ˈkɔːdɪəl
endocardial
ˌɛndəʊˈkɑːdɪəl
epicardial
ˌɛpɪˈkɑːdɪəl
epicedial
ˌɛpɪˈsiːdɪəl
exordial
ɛkˈsɔːdɪəl
interludial
ˌɪntəˈluːdɪəl
intermedial
ˌɪntəˈmiːdɪəl
intracardial
ˌɪntrəˈkɑːdɪəl
medial
ˈmiːdɪəl
myocardial
ˌmaɪəʊˈkɑːdɪəl
pericardial
ˌperɪˈkɑːdɪəl
praedial
ˈpriːdɪəl
precordial
priːˈkɔːdɪəl
predial
ˈpriːdɪəl
primordial
praɪˈmɔːdɪəl
remedial
rɪˈmiːdɪəl
soredial
səˈriːdɪəl
stapedial
stæˈpiːdɪəl
ventromedial
ˌventrəʊˈmiːdɪəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRELUDIAL

prelingually
prelingually deaf
preliteracy
preliterary
preliterate
preload
prelocate
prelogical
preloved
prelude
preluder
preludio
preludious
prelunch
preluncheon
prelusion
prelusive
prelusively
prelusorily
prelusory

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRELUDIAL

allodial
chlamydial
clostridial
conidial
custodial
dial
lime cordial
mondial
monopodial
noncustodial
perradial
plasmodial
postprandial
prandial
prosodial
radial
redial
speed dial
speed-dial
sundial

Synonyms and antonyms of preludial in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «preludial» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRELUDIAL

Find out the translation of preludial to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of preludial from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «preludial» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

preludial
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

preludial
570 millions of speakers

English

preludial
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

preludial
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

preludial
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

preludial
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

preludial
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

preludial
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

preludial
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Preludial
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

preludial
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

preludial
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

preludial
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Preludial
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

preludial
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

preludial
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रचारात्मक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

preludial
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

preludial
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

preludial
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

preludial
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

preludial
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

preludial
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

preludial
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

preludial
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

preludial
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of preludial

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRELUDIAL»

The term «preludial» is barely ever used and occupies the 194.207 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRELUDIAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about preludial

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRELUDIAL»

Discover the use of preludial in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to preludial and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Music from the Tang Court:
... usually, but not invariably, preludial in function.2 Li Shigen glosses you jg as ' wandering', 'not fixed', 'free-tempo' (after the transcription made by Li Shigen) 1 The transcriptions are entitled Xi'an guyue quji fi^Jft^ftlt, Shaanxi sheng qunzhong ...
Laurence Picken, 1990
2
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus
... speak prelim adj syn PRELIMINARY, inductive, introductory, prefatial, prefatorial, prefatory, preludial, prelusive, preparative, preparatory preliminary adj serving to make ready the way for something that follows <held a preliminary discussion ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1988
3
Bach Studies 2
One could therefore argue that as soon as composers began to think of the ricercar as a genre concerned with the imitation of thematic material, they ceased to think of it as preludial. In fact, Kirkendale fails to cite even one example of an ...
Daniel R. Melamed, 2006
4
Bitter Oranges: Not Knowing Where and How to Look
PRELUDIAL. EPILOGUE. The usual alarms carried me from the domain of Morpheus to reality: The murmur of the surf, the rustling of coconut palm fronds, orange strips flickering through the bamboo wall. Soon as I stirred Summer knelt by my ...
D. Patrick Georges, 2009
5
Music from the Tang Court
The position occupied by Yan in this triplet of terms leads one to suppose that the movement may have had some introductory or preludial function. Many years ago now, when work on the transcription of Jiang Kui's secular songs was in ...
Laurence Ernest Rowland Picken, 1997
6
The Harvard Concise Dictionary of Music and Musicians
All feature an idiomatic virtuosity, rhythmic freedom, and loose thematic construction, reflecting frequent contemporaneous observations that they were usually improvised, particularly when serving a preludial function [Fr. preluder, Ger.
Don Michael Randel, 1999
7
Franz Schubert: Sexuality, Subjectivity, Song
First, the preludial funeral march sustains a characteristic dactylic rhythm throughout its course. This rhythm disappears when the maiden speaks, but reappears for the two statements of her closing plea, "und riihre mich nicht an" ( mm. 16-1 9).
Lawrence Kramer, 2003
8
Merriam-Webster's Crossword Puzzle Dictionary
prefatory. 8 proemial 9 inductive, preludial 12 introductory. prefer. 3 put 4 cull, mark, pick, pose, take 5 elect 6 choose, ... preparatory. 9 preludial, prelusive 1 1 pref- atorial, preliminary. prepare. 3 fit, fix, get 4 busk, gird, make 5 brace, dower,  ...
‎1995
9
The Music and Scripts of "In Dahomey":
The songs generally have verse-chorus structures with sixteen- or thirty-two bar choruses in ABAC form. The texts are set syllabically, and implicitly understood was the basic idea that a "preludial" verse told a story before leading to the refrain, ...
Thomas L. Riis, 1996
10
A Contemporary Study of Musical Arts: Illuminations, ...
1 1 A (preludial, running dance introduction) || B (calm dance - fish-bone motif) || C (energetic dance) || Bl || D energetic dance) || B2 | | cadenza || General musicological features: In this piece, Nwongolo constitutes himself as a community ...
Meki Nzewi, Odyke Nzewi, 2007

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRELUDIAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term preludial is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Rosewater — film review
But after some preludial earnestness and spell-it-out dialogue, the film gathers force, even wit. Gael García Bernal (Bahari) and Kim Bodnia ... «Financial Times, May 15»
2
From the archive: Martin Amis on the "mild fad" of David Bowie
The preludial ambience, too, was discouragingly humdrum: behind me in the audience upper-class slummers boomingly voiced their fears of ... «New Statesman, Apr 15»
3
Celebrating the season: Area holiday concerts and shows
7 p.m. Preludial music at 6:45 p.m. Donations accepted for the St. John's music program. Featuring the Senior, Children's and Handbell choirs. «Journal Times, Nov 14»
4
American Composers Orchestra/Monk, Zankel Hall, New York – review
The preludial entries: A.J. McCaffrey's Motormouth (nervous, perky), Ian Williams' Clear Image (brash, semi-electronic), Theo Bleckmann's My ... «Financial Times, Nov 14»
5
Classical music review: Dallas Winds play British music jolly and …
The Dallas Winds (formerly Dallas Wind Symphony) know how to put on a fun concert. After a preludial fanfare in the spectacularly reverberant ... «Dallas Morning News, Nov 14»
6
The Zone of Interest by Martin Amis – digested read
She was in love with the communist Dieter Kruger in the 1920s; I put an end to that by having him arrested and after a few preludial difficulties ... «The Guardian, Aug 14»
7
Le docteur Miracle, Pop-up Opera, The Running Horse
... doesn't have the high French-tenor ease to take on Nadir's lovely aria "Je crois entendre encore" from The Pearl Fishers as a preludial croon, ... «The Arts Desk, Mar 14»
8
A juggernaut in Middle-earth
Professor Tolkien's slim preludial volume to The Lord of the Rings now stands release-ready as an equal-length trilogy of movies slated (unless ... «Financial Times, Dec 12»
9
Two for the price of one
... indeed, the response of public-sector unions and others to the preludial measures announced this week might have been more vitriolic had it ... «Economist, May 10»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Preludial [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/preludial>. Apr 2024 ».
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