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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread prolusion #86010 11/06/2002 4:28 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Spelling bee word I had to look up. prolusion n. L prolusio, prelude < prolusus, pp. of proludere, to play beforehand < pro3, before + ludere, to play: see PRO32 & LUDICROUS6a preliminary part or performance; often, specif., an introductory essay or article prolusory adj. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: prolusion #86011 11/15/2002 12:52 AM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Guess you couldn't have a profusion of prolusions. Prolusory, however, is a melliflous-sounding word, isn't it, wwh? Good night, wwh. I've read through ten of these tonight. Great fun. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: prolusion #86012 11/15/2002 12:56 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 If it covers foreplay, mellifluous indeed. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: prolusion #86013 11/15/2002 1:02 AM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Illusory prolusory mellifluousness, as the case may be... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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