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a short section (as of a book) that leads to or explains the main part
- in her prolusion she sketches the religious, cultural and political milieu in which gnosticism developed
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- envoi
- (or envoy),
- postscript
- cessation,
- close,
- closing,
- conclusion,
- end,
- finale,
- finish,
- stop,
- termination
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“Prolusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prolusion. Accessed 17 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of prolusion was in 1601
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