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Multilateral vs Prelude - What's the difference?

multilateral | prelude |

As an adjective multilateral

is having many sides or points of view.

As a noun prelude is

an introductory or preliminary performance or event; a preface.

As a verb prelude is

to introduce something, as a prelude.

multilateral

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Having many sides or points of view.
  • Involving more than one party (often used in politics to refer to negotiations, talks, or proceedings involving several nations).

    • 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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