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Foretold vs Prelude - What's the difference?

foretold | prelude |

As verbs the difference between foretold and prelude

is that foretold is (foretell) or foretold can be while prelude is .

foretold

English

Verb

(head)
  • (foretell)

    • Verb

    (head)

    • foretell

    English

    Verb

  • To predict; to tell the future before it occurs; to prophesy.
  • * Alexander Pope
    • Deeds then undone my faithful tongue foretold .
  • * C. Middleton
    • Prodigies, foretelling the future eminence and lustre of his character.

    Derived terms

    * foretellable * foreteller

    References

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    Anagrams

    * English irregular verbs

    prelude

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An introductory or preliminary performance or event; a preface.
  • (music) A short piece of music that acts as an introduction to a longer piece.

    • Verb

    (prelud)
  • To introduce something, as a prelude.
  • To play an introduction or prelude; to give a prefatory performance.
  • * Sir Walter Scott
    • The musicians preluded on their instruments.
  • * Jeffrey
    • We are preluding too largely, and must come at once to the point.

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