how to pronounce prologue

/ˈpɹoʊləɡ/

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prologue is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of prologue in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… louse or praise began as a prologue at …”

meanings of prologue

noun:

A speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or novel.
An individual time trial before a stage race, used to determine which rider wears the leader's jersey on the first stage.
One who delivers a prologue.
A component of a computer program that prepares the computer to execute a routine.

verb:

To introduce with a formal preface, or prologue.

prologue frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word prologue occurs in english on average 2.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics prologue can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that prologue can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;