Prelude and Start

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Prelude

Prelude noun - A performance, activity, or event that precedes and sets the stage for the main event.

Usage example: an eruption of sectarian violence that proved to be the prelude to all-out civil war

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Start is a synonym for prelude in preliminary topic. In some cases you can use "Start" instead the word "Prelude" as a noun or a verb, when it comes to topics like introduction, beginning of event.

Nearby Words: preluded, preluding

Start

Start noun - The point at which something begins.

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Prelude is a synonym for start. You can use "Prelude" instead a noun "Start".

Nearby Words: started, startled, starting, starter, startup

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good	good prelude	good start
nice	nice prelude	nice start
long	long prelude	long start
brief	brief prelude	brief start
Other adjectives: original, early, possible, comic.

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Both X-Men and Wolverine and the X-Men start with the team infiltrating a Mutant Response Division base, as a prelude to taking on The Sentinels.

Source: Starter Villain
Some albums start off with a sort of prelude before the rest of the "proper" songs.

Source: Album Intro Track
The Steam versions of X3: Terran Conflict and X3: Albion Prelude have the Dead-Is-Dead game start, wherein if you die the game deletes your save.

Source: Final Death

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