Prelusive
51precedence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Coming before Nouns 1. precedence, coming before; superiority, importance, preference; priority, preexistence; antecedence, precedency, antecedency, anteposition, anteriority, pecking order. 2.… …
52precursory — a. 1. Forerunning, preceding, precedent, antecedent, anterior, prior, previous, prevenient. 2. Prelusive, prelusory, introductory, prefatory, precursive, preliminary, proemial, preparatory, initiatory, premonitory, prognosticative …
53prefatory — a. Introductory, preliminary, prelusive, prelusory, precursory, precursive, proemial, preparatory, initiative …
54prelusory — a. See prelusive …
55preliminary — I. a. Introductory, preparatory, prefatory, proemial, prelusive, prelusory, precursory, precursive, initiatory, previous, prior, precedent, antecedent. II. n. Introduction, preparatory step, act, or measure. See prelude …
56introductory — adj 1. prefatory, preludial, preludi ous, prelusive, prelusory, prologomenous, proemial; preliminary, precursory, antecedent, preceding; leading, lead off or in; initiatory, initiative, inaugural, beginning, initial, starting. 2. preparatory,… …
57precursory — adj precursive, precedent, antecedent, prior, anterior, previous, prevenient; forerunning, foregoing, anticipatory, preparatory; preliminary, introductory, inaugural, prelusive or prelusory, initiatory; prognostic, prognosticative, Pathol.… …
58prefatory — adj preliminary, preparatory, precursory, prelusive, proemial; introductory, opening, exordial; preceding, precedent, previous, prevenient, foregoing, anterior, antecedent …
59preliminary — adj 1. preparatory, prefatory, precursory, prelusive, proemial; introductory, inaugural; beginning, opening, initiatory, exordial; preceding, precedent, previous, prevenient, prior, foregoing, anterior, antecedent. n 2. introductory step or… …
60preparatory — adj preparative, preliminary, prefatory, precursory, prelusive, prelusory, proemial; introductory, inaugural, beginning, opening, initial, initiatory, first; rudimentary, elementary, basic, primary, fundamental; prerequisite, qualifying, college… …
