prelude vs origin

origin vs prelude

prelude and origin both are nouns.

prelude is a verb but origin is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
prelude	Yes	No	Yes	No
origin	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, origin is a hypernym of prelude; that is, origin is a word with a broader meaning than prelude:

prelude: something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
origin: an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

Other hypernyms of prelude include inception, origination.

prelude (noun)	origin (noun)
music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera	properties attributable to your ancestry
something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows	the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero
	an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
	the hereditary derivation of an individual
	the place where something begins, where it springs into being
	the source of something's existence or from which it derives or is derived

prelude (verb)	origin (verb)
play as a prelude
serve as a prelude or opening to

Difference between prelude and origin

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