pro·logue also pro·log (prō′lôg′, -lŏg′) n. 1. An introduction or preface, especially a poem recited to introduce a play.
2. An introduction or introductory chapter, as to a novel.
3. An introductory act, event, or period.
[Middle English
prolog , from Old French
prologue , from Latin
prologus , from Greek
prologos :
pro- ,
before ; see
pro- 2 +
logos ,
speech ; see
leg- in
Indo-European roots .]
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PROLOG (ˈprəʊlɒɡ ) or Prolog n (Computer Science) a computer programming language based on mathematical logic
[C20: from pro (gramming in ) log (ic )]
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prolog Past participle: prologedGerund: prologingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I prolog you prolog he/she/it prologs we prolog you prolog they prolog
Preterite I prologed you prologed he/she/it prologed we prologed you prologed they prologed
Present Continuous I am prologing you are prologing he/she/it is prologing we are prologing you are prologing they are prologing
Present Perfect I have prologed you have prologed he/she/it has prologed we have prologed you have prologed they have prologed
Past Continuous I was prologing you were prologing he/she/it was prologing we were prologing you were prologing they were prologing
Past Perfect I had prologed you had prologed he/she/it had prologed we had prologed you had prologed they had prologed
Future I will prolog you will prolog he/she/it will prolog we will prolog you will prolog they will prolog
Future Perfect I will have prologed you will have prologed he/she/it will have prologed we will have prologed you will have prologed they will have prologed
Future Continuous I will be prologing you will be prologing he/she/it will be prologing we will be prologing you will be prologing they will be prologing
Present Perfect Continuous I have been prologing you have been prologing he/she/it has been prologing we have been prologing you have been prologing they have been prologing
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been prologing you will have been prologing he/she/it will have been prologing we will have been prologing you will have been prologing they will have been prologing
Past Perfect Continuous I had been prologing you had been prologing he/she/it had been prologing we had been prologing you had been prologing they had been prologing
Conditional I would prolog you would prolog he/she/it would prolog we would prolog you would prolog they would prolog
Past Conditional I would have prologed you would have prologed he/she/it would have prologed we would have prologed you would have prologed they would have prologed
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Noun 1. Prolog - a computer language designed in Europe to support natural language processing
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