Prelude and Postscript

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Prelude noun - A short section (as of a book) that leads to or explains the main part.

Usage example: the musical had a brief prelude to get the audience in the proper mood

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Postscript is an antonym for prelude.

Nearby Words: preluded, preluding

Postscript noun - A note appended to a letter after the signature.

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Prelude is an antonym for postscript.

long	long prelude	long postscript
original	original prelude	original postscript

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