Opening
Prior to
Prior to preposition - Earlier than.
Opening and prior to are semantically related in introductory topic. Sometimes you can use "Opening" instead an adjective phrase "Prior to".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- This is also the Grand Finale appearance of Professor Owl in the Disney Sing-Along Songs video series; he only appears in voiceover after the 1986 Sorcerer Mickey Walt Disney Home Video logo/Sing-Along opening and prior to the first number on the video.
- Prior to that, the third opening to the Japanese dub of the 2003 cartoon, "Everybody", also included quite a lot of rapping.
Source: Theme Tune Rap -
The absolute *first* scene, prior to even the opening credits, has our hero Kyosuke Date killed by his mother in a church for seemingly no reason.
Source: First Episode Resurrection
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Prior to and Opening. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/opening/prior_to
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