prolegomena

Definition of prolegomenanext
plural of prolegomenon

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Noun
  • By the mid-1960s, the school, located in the center of Harlem, was among the few schools in the United States to publish a yearbook directly engaged with the civil rights and Black Power discourses of the era.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025
  • By analyzing discourses on development squarely within Native American studies, Yazzie situates capitalism, colonialism, and imperialism into the politics of nation-building.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Others come during private discussions.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Skubal’s side evidently saw little point in advancing the discussions.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Wei was convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage, espionage and unlawful export of and conspiracy to export technical data related to defense articles in violation of the Arms Export Control Act and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
  • As part of our 150th birthday, the Orlando Sentinel will reprint articles from our archives as part of our Monday Memories feature.
    Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • There are scientific and sound studies to back up OneSkin’s Peptide Age Reversal Moisturizer’s claims, but shopper testimonies, too—between the brand’s website and Amazon, this has 5,000 five-star ratings.
    Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Despite that goal, however, multiple studies show the minimum wage isn't nearly enough to survive in the Mile High City, even when working full-time.
    Austen Erblat, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • In the earliest Greek texts, Phoinix was also the father of Europa, who, in mythology, was a princess, raped and carried off by Zeus and brought to the island of Crete.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Although traditionally attributed to Pharaoh Khafre, no surviving texts describe its construction.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • For emerging Japan, world’s fairs and expositions presented a tremendous opportunity.
    Rebecca Corbett, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Her current project is a collection of essays tracing her immigration to the United States.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Buchloh’s best essays romp through the history of genres—the female nude, the family portrait, the history painting, the Romantic landscape—to show how Richter’s work mines the past for the future.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The collection, now over 40,000 volumes, includes Greek and Arabic manuscripts, early cartographic works and rare scientific treatises gathered from across the Iberian world.
    Navya Verma, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Apart from its famous Devil portrait (more on that later), the codex contains an entire Bible, other historical texts, an encyclopedia, and medical treatises.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
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“Prolegomena.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prolegomena. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.

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