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noun pro·em \ˈprō-ˌem, -əm\

Definition of proem

  1. 1 :  preliminary comment :  preface

  2. 2 :  prelude

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play play \prō-ˈē-mē-əl, -ˈe-\ adjective

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Examples of proem in a Sentence

  1. the proem promises what the book does not deliver: a totally new interpretation of the French Revolution

Origin and Etymology of proem

Middle English proheme, from Anglo-French proeme, from Latin prooemium, from Greek prooimion, from pro- + oimē song; probably akin to Hittite išamai- song, Sanskrit syati he binds — more at sinew

proem Synonyms

Synonyms
exordium, foreword, intro, preamble, preface, prelude, introduction, prologue (also prolog), prolusion
Antonyms
epilogue (also epilog)
Related Words
beginning, commencement, initiation, opening, origin, origination, outset, start
Near Antonyms
envoi (or envoy), postscript; aftermath; cessation, close, closing, conclusion, end, finale, finish, stop, termination

Other Literature Terms

apophasis, bathos, bildungsroman, bowdlerize, caesura, coda, doggerel, euphemism, poesy, prosody

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