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prodromus

prodromus noun: a prodrome; an early symptom.

Noun

prodromus (plural prodromuses or prodromi)

  1. (obsolete) A prodrome; an early symptom.
  2. (archaic) A preliminary course or publication; used especially in the titles of elementary or introductory works on a subject.
    • Lea was reading at the meetings the prodromi of the papers to be afterwards printed in extenso in the Journal1909, Edward James Nolan, s:A Short History of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Forms of prodromus

pluralprodromuses
pluralprodromi

Questions about prodromus

What does prodromus mean?
Prodromus means a prodrome; an early symptom.
What part of speech is prodromus?
Prodromus is a noun.
What is the plural of prodromus?
The plural of prodromus is prodromuses.

Words near prodromus in the dictionary

  1. prodromitid
  2. prodromitids
  3. prodromoi
  4. prodromos
  5. prodromous
  6. prodromus
  7. prodromuses
  8. prodrop
  9. prodrug
  10. prodrugs
  11. prods

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