Overture vs Prologue - What's the difference?
overture | prologue | Synonyms |
(obsolete) An opening; a recess or chamber.
* Chapman
(obsolete) disclosure; discovery; revelation
* Shakespeare
(often in plural) An approach or proposal made to initiate communication, establish a relationship etc.
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(Scotland) A motion placed before a legislative body, such as the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
(music) a musical introduction to a piece of music.
A speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or novel.
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(computing) A component of a computer program that prepares the computer to execute a routine.
To introduce with a formal preface, or prologue.
As nouns the difference between overture and prologue
is that overture is an opening; a recess or chamber while prologue is a speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or novel.As a verb prologue is
to introduce with a formal preface, or prologue.overture
English
(wikipedia overture)Noun
(en noun)- the cave's inmost overture
- It was he / That made the overture of thy treasons to us.
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- My mother had no choice; one did not turn down such an overture from the regent.
Antonyms
* (opening of a piece of music) codaAnagrams
* ----prologue
English
(wikipedia prologue)Alternative forms
* prologNoun
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- And hither am I come, / A Prologue armed, but not in confidence / Of author's pen or actor's voice,
Antonyms
* (speech or section) epilogueDerived terms
* prologise / prologize / prologuise / prologuizeVerb
(prologu)- (Shakespeare)