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introduction(noun, start, top, new)
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preface(noun, start, top, beginning)
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preamble(noun, start, beginning, opening)
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overture(noun, start, approach, opening)
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foreword(noun, start, opening, words)
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prologue(noun, start, opening, words)
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preparation(noun, beginning, precursor, preliminaries)
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preliminary(noun, adjective, beginning, opening)
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proem(noun, opening, launch, addition)
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prolegomenon(noun, start, opening, words)
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exordium(noun, opening, launch, addition)
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start(noun, beginning)
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commencement(noun, top, beginning, opening)
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prelusion(noun, approach, signal, introduction)
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intro(noun, opening, addition, establishment)
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APASmart Define. (2015). prelude thesaurus. Retrieved September 25, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/prelude/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "prelude thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/prelude/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 25, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, prelude thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 25 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/prelude/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "prelude thesaurus" 13 April 2015. Web. 25 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/prelude/thesaurus/synonyms>