'Prolusion' definitions:

Definition of 'prolusion'

(from WordNet)
noun
A short introductory essay preceding the text of a book [syn: foreword, preface, prolusion]
noun
Exercising in preparation for strenuous activity [syn: warm- up, tune-up, prolusion]

Definition of 'Prolusion'

From: GCIDE
  • Prolusion \Pro*lu"sion\, n. [L. prolusio, fr. proludere to prelude; pro before + ludere to play: cf. F. prolusion, It. prolusione.] A trial before the principal performance; a prelude; hence, an introductory essay or exercise. "Domestic prolusions." --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
  • Her presence was in some measure a restraint on the worthy divine, whose prolusion lasted. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]