PRELUDE
Scrabble letter values: P3R1E1L1U1D2E1 = 10
Definition
- verb serve as a prelude or opening to.
- verb play as a prelude.
- noun something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows. — synonyms: preliminary, overture
- noun music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera.
Examples
- “training is a necessary preliminary to employment”
- “drinks were the overture to dinner”