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proemium

proemium noun: synonym of proem.

Noun

proemium (plural proemia or proemiums)

  1. (rhetoric) Synonym of proem.
    • […] That, Whereas your ſpacious Proemiums, and ſpecious Introductions of premis’d Perſpicuity in Prædication, both inveigle our Affections for the Meliorating of our Minds; […]1702, H. D., A Pacquet from Parnassus: or, A Collection of Papers, volume I, number II, London: […] J. How, […], page 13
    Synonyms:
    proem, foretale, prologue

Synonyms of proemium

Forms of proemium

pluralproemia
pluralproemiums
alternative formprooemium
alternative formproœmium

Origin of proemium

From Latin prooemium, from Ancient Greek προοίμιον (prooímion).

Questions about proemium

What does proemium mean?
Proemium means synonym of proem.
What part of speech is proemium?
Proemium is a noun.
What is the plural of proemium?
The plural of proemium is proemia.

Words near proemium in the dictionary

  1. proemetics
  2. proemia
  3. proemial
  4. proemially
  5. proemion
  6. proemium
  7. proemiums
  8. proemployee
  9. proemptosis
  10. proems
  11. proencephalic

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