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proem

noun pro·em \ ˈprō-ˌem , -əm \

Definition of proem

1 : preliminary comment : preface
2 : prelude
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proemial

play \prō-ˈē-mē-əl, -ˈe-\ adjective

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

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

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