pro·logue

pro·logue
/ˈproʊˌlɑːg/ noun, pl -logues [count]
: an introduction to a book, play, etc.

a brief, one-page prologue

the prologue to his autobiography

— often used figuratively

events that were a prologue to war [=events that came before and led to war]

compare epilogue

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