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Frazpk Posted 10 years ago
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Hi Folks,

I was looking at the word meaning of "prelude" and came across the following sentence.

Once before he had used that logic, and it had been a prelude to a fiasco

Does the above sentence means the logic had poorly failed from start till the end? if yes, can we use "a prelude to a fiasco" to indicate any other failure from start till end of a particular event?

Appreciated your help.
Faraz Amjad
  

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"a prelude to X" means something that precedes X, maybe implied to cause X (depending on context). Your sentence implies that the use of that logic had previously caused a fiasco, possibly because the logic is faulty. There is no particular sense of "start till end" of anything.

— GPY

  • "a prelude to X" means something that precedes X, maybe implied to cause X (depending on context).
  • Your sentence implies that the use of that logic had previously caused a fiasco, possibly because the logic is faulty.
  • There is no particular sense of "start till end" of anything.
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"a prelude to X" means something that precedes X, maybe implied to cause X (depending on context).

Your sentence implies that the use of that logic had previously caused a fiasco, possibly because the logic is faulty. There is no particular sense of "start till end" of anything.
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