prologue C2+ Topic:Register & Style US /ˈpɹoʊlɔɡ/ UK /ˈpɹəʊlɒɡ/ See IPA manual Freq #27610 Meanings 1 noun One who delivers a prologue. And hither am I come, / A Prologue arm’d, but not in confidence / Of Authors pen, or Actors voyce;. Thesaurus ↔ Opposites epilogepilogue Word family Derived forms prologeticprologuelikeprologuiseprologuize Etymology From Middle English prologue, prologe, from Old French prologue, from Latin prologus, from Ancient Greek πρόλογος (prólogos). Equivalent to pro- + -logue. Topics Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # prologue **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpɹoʊlɔɡ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpɹəʊlɒɡ/ **Frequency rank:** 27610 ## Meanings 1. One who delivers a prologue. ## Examples - And hither am I come, / A Prologue arm’d, but not in confidence / Of Authors pen, or Actors voyce;. ## Antonyms - epilog - epilogue ## Derived Forms - prologetic - prologuelike - prologuise - prologuize ## Etymology From Middle English prologue, prologe, from Old French prologue, from Latin prologus, from Ancient Greek πρόλογος (prólogos). Equivalent to pro- + -logue. ## Topics - Register & Style markdown