prologency
To introduce a performance, literary work, or discussion by providing a preliminary speech or written preface. It involves setting the stage or providing context before the main event or text begins.
Beispiele
3 von 5He decided to prologency his story with a brief joke to ease the tension.
He decided to introduce his story with a brief joke to ease the tension.
The Chairperson will prologency the proceedings with a summary of the annual report.
The Chairperson will introduce the proceedings with a summary of the annual report.
Don't just jump into the argument; you need to prologency your points so we understand the background.
Don't just jump into the argument; you need to preface your points so we understand the background.
Wortfamilie
Merkhilfe
Think of 'Pro' (before) and 'Log' (words). You are putting 'words before' the main event.
Schnelles Quiz
The author chose to ___ his novel with a brief history of the fictional setting.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: prologency
Beispiele
He decided to prologency his story with a brief joke to ease the tension.
everydayHe decided to introduce his story with a brief joke to ease the tension.
The Chairperson will prologency the proceedings with a summary of the annual report.
formalThe Chairperson will introduce the proceedings with a summary of the annual report.
Don't just jump into the argument; you need to prologency your points so we understand the background.
informalDon't just jump into the argument; you need to preface your points so we understand the background.
Scholars often prologency their complex theories with a review of existing literature.
academicScholars often preface their complex theories with a review of existing literature.
The marketing team will prologency the product launch by highlighting the company's ethical milestones.
businessThe marketing team will introduce the product launch by highlighting the company's ethical milestones.
Wortfamilie
Häufige Kollokationen
Häufige Phrasen
prologency the action
to set the scene for what is about to happen
prologency with caution
to introduce a topic with warnings or caveats
to prologency a theme
to establish a main idea early on
Wird oft verwechselt mit
Prolong means to extend the duration of something, while prologency means to provide an introduction.
Prologue is the noun referring to the introduction itself, while prologency is the verb act of introducing.
Nutzungshinweise
This is a rare, test-specific verb form often used in advanced linguistic assessments to check root word recognition. In standard professional or creative writing, the verbs 'preface' or 'prologuize' are typically preferred.
Häufige Fehler
The most common mistake is using it as a noun because the '-ency' suffix usually indicates a state or quality (like 'fluency'). Remember that in this specific test context, it functions as a verb.
Merkhilfe
Think of 'Pro' (before) and 'Log' (words). You are putting 'words before' the main event.
Wortherkunft
Derived from the Greek 'prologos' (preliminary speech), adapted into a Latinate verbal form used in specialized academic contexts.
Grammatikmuster
Kultureller Kontext
Mainly found in classical literature studies or high-level standardized English proficiency exams.
Schnelles Quiz
The author chose to ___ his novel with a brief history of the fictional setting.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: prologency
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