Prelusive

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of or serving as a prelude; introductory.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Acting as a prelude; preliminary.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Of the nature of a prelude; introductory; indicating that something of a like kind is to follow.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Serving as a prelude; introductory; indicative of the future; premonitory.
  • Word Usage
    "So that as it cometh to pass in massive bodies, that they have certain trepidations and waverings before they fix and settle, so it seemeth that by the providence of God this monarchy, before it was to settle in your majesty and your generations (in which I hope it is now established for ever), it had these prelusive changes and varieties."
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