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prooemion

prooemion noun: a preface, an introduction.

Noun

prooemion (plural prooemia)

  1. A preface, an introduction.
    • Forgetful how my rich prooemion makes / Thy glory fly along the Italian fieldc. 1862, Alfred Lord Tennyson, "Lucretius"

Forms of prooemion

pluralprooemia

Origin of prooemion

From Ancient Greek προοίμιον (prooímion). Doublet of proem.

Questions about prooemion

What does prooemion mean?
Prooemion means a preface, an introduction.
What part of speech is prooemion?
Prooemion is a noun.
What is the plural of prooemion?
The plural of prooemion is prooemia.

Words near prooemion in the dictionary

  1. pronymphs
  2. Pronzini
  3. Pronzinis
  4. proodont
  5. prooemia
  6. prooemion
  7. prooemium
  8. prooemiums
  9. proof
  10. proof by contradiction
  11. proof by example

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