noun
- preliminary exercises or trials; introductory attempts or efforts
Usage: formal; literary
Examples
- The young writer’s early poems were mere prolusions to his later masterworks.
- These sketches served as prolusions to the artist’s major paintings.
- The student’s prolusions in debate prepared him for the championship.
- Her musical prolusions showed promise despite their rough edges.
- The scientist’s initial prolusions led to groundbreaking discoveries.
- These prolusions in philosophy would later influence his major treatise.