Pro"logue (?), n. [F., fr. L. prologus, fr. Gr. , fr. to say beforehand; before + to say. See Logic.]
1.
The preface or introduction to a discourse, poem, or performance; as, the prologue of Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales;" esp., a discourse or poem spoken before a dramatic performance
2.
One who delivers a prologue.
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© Webster 1913.
Pro"logue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prologued (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Prologuing.]
To introduce with a formal preface, or prologue.
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Shak.
© Webster 1913.