prolegomena

Definition of prolegomenanext
plural of prolegomenon
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Noun
  • Media discourses are considered processes for the collective social construction of reality in terms of frames and schemata.
    Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 May 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • Through their discussions, and the essays and stories that they were assigned to write each week, Heidi came to know her students’ pain.
    Nicholas Dawidoff, New Yorker, 10 May 2026
  • The Taurus Sun forms a supportive sextile to Jupiter in your 3rd House of Communication, giving negotiations, outreach, and practical discussions unusual traction.
    Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 10 May 2026
Noun
  • Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.
    Andrew Blankstein, NBC news, 12 May 2026
  • Patel has criticized the articles and sued The Atlantic and reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick for $250 million but has not specifically denied at least some of the allegations in the two articles.
    Josh Meyer, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • Other bills could lead to new relief for small businesses in the future, with lawmakers endorsing the creation of studies and working groups that will look at things like supporting artificial intelligence use by small businesses and tourism.
    P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2026
  • In a 2023 review published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology, researchers analyzed more than four decades of reports of near-death experiences, involving more than 2,000 studies and nearly 500 individuals.
    Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
Noun
  • The outlet is said to have reviewed texts, diary entries, emails with friends and police communications.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 13 May 2026
  • My father-in-law is the king of check-in texts as well as taking and sharing photos.
    Taylor Fox, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
Noun
  • Their displacement, whether to touristed shorelines, museums, or expositions, effaced much of their meaning.
    Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 2 May 2026
  • Iowa State Fair — Mid-August The Iowa State Fair in Des Moines pulls in more than a million people each year and is one of the oldest and largest agricultural and industrial expositions in the country.
    Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • As part of Mental Health Awareness Month, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is running a series of guest essays this week about mental health in schools.
    Tiffany Gibson, AJC.com, 15 May 2026
  • In the end, Turn (W)here became largely a book of experimental and lyric essays, some framed as archival documents, passport stamps, and definitions.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • Skyhorse has since published a dozen or so books by Kennedy, including a memoir and several more anti-vaccine treatises.
    Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The text consists of 10 treatises on architecture, engineering and urban planning, and is the oldest surviving work written on the subject.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Prolegomena.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prolegomena. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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