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pro·lu·sion | \ prō-ˈlü-zhən 
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\Definition of prolusion
1 : a preliminary trial or exercise : prelude
2 : an introductory and often tentative discourse
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prolusory \ prō-ˈlü-sə-rē , -zə- ; -ˈlüz-rē , -ˈlüz- \ adjective
, -zə- ; -ˈlüz-rē , -ˈlüz- \ adjective
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The first known use of prolusion was in 1601
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