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praeludo
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Lewis Short
(verb) : prae-lūdo, si, sum, 3
* To play beforehand, by way of practice or trial; to prelude, rehearse (post - Aug.).
* Lit.: Nero Pompeiano praeludit,sings beforehand, preludes,Plin. 37, 2, 7, § 19: tragoediis,Gell. 19, 11, 2.—With acc.: pugnam praeludere, to prepare one's self for fighting, Rut. Itin. 1, 257.
* Trop.: aliquid operibus suis praeludere,to premise, preface,Stat. S. 1 praef.: ac Mariana quidem rabies intra Urbem praeluserat, quasi experiretur,had only made a prelude,Flor. 4, 2, 2: sic maria bello quasi tempestate praeluserant,id. 3, 6, 1.
* To play beforehand, by way of practice or trial; to prelude, rehearse (post - Aug.).
* Lit.: Nero Pompeiano praeludit,sings beforehand, preludes,Plin. 37, 2, 7, § 19: tragoediis,Gell. 19, 11, 2.—With acc.: pugnam praeludere, to prepare one's self for fighting, Rut. Itin. 1, 257.
* Trop.: aliquid operibus suis praeludere,to premise, preface,Stat. S. 1 praef.: ac Mariana quidem rabies intra Urbem praeluserat, quasi experiretur,had only made a prelude,Flor. 4, 2, 2: sic maria bello quasi tempestate praeluserant,id. 3, 6, 1.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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