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Prolusion Introduction N Preliminary Exercise Essay Difficult Work

Word prolusion
Definition n. A preliminary exercise; an essay of introduction to a difficult work.
Sentence All the same this version is not offered as any kind of substitute...but as an introductory prolusion to the real thing.
Source Introduction to a translation of The Canterbury Tales, David Wright

Tags: language::english, topic::vocabulary

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