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prologue in Finnish

prologue in Finnish is prologi — prologue means an introductory section that comes before the main part of a play, book, or story.

prologue in Finnish

prologi
noun
A speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or novel.

What does "prologue" mean?

  1. noun An introductory section that comes before the main part of a play, book, or story.
    "The novel's prologue explains events that happened twenty years before the main plot begins."
  2. noun In cycling, a short individual time trial held before a multi-stage race to decide the early race leader.
    "He won the prologue by two seconds and wore the leader's jersey on day one."
  3. verb To introduce something with a formal opening statement.
    "The director chose to prologue the film with a brief historical note."
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prologue in a sentence

  • The novel's prologue explains events that happened twenty years before the main plot begins.
  • Shakespeare often used a prologue to set the scene before the actors took the stage.
  • He won the prologue by two seconds and wore the leader's jersey on day one.
  • The director chose to prologue the film with a brief historical note.

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What is "prologue" in Finnish?

"prologue" in Finnish is prologi. prologue means: An introductory section that comes before the main part of a play, book, or story.

How do you use "prologue" in a sentence?

Example: "The novel's prologue explains events that happened twenty years before the main plot begins." In Finnish, "prologue" is prologi.

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