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prolegomenon

noun

Definition of prolegomenonnext
as in discourse

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  1. discourse
  2. discussion
  3. study
  4. article
  5. exposition
  6. treatise
  7. essay
  8. text
Noun
  • In addition to examining Musk’s role in controlling the discourse on X, the movie investigates the mogul’s time in Washington with DOGE.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2026
  • But Eliot also uses free indirect discourse, the technique in which an omniscient narrator adopts the perspective of an individual character, to inhabit Dorothea beyond her surface qualities.
    — Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of discourse
Noun
  • Its website describes virtual events, group chats and online discussions for members who live in smaller communities, prefer remote participation or cannot easily attend local activities.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Any discussion of taxes represents general information and is not intended to be, nor should it be construed to be, legal or tax advice.
    — Rob Edwards, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of discussion
Noun
  • A bit Kubrick, a bit BLACK MIRROR but also feels original — a surreal, weird, funny study on (human) nature and storytelling.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
  • According to the same PwC study, entry-level roles that involve AI skills are seven times more likely to require capabilities such as judgment and leadership, which aren’t traditionally entry-level requirements.
    — Haris Pylarinos, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of study
Noun
  • Information for this article was contributed by Volodymyr Yurchuk, Srdjan Nedeljkovic and Will Weissert of The Associated Press.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
  • There will be a New York Times article and a few op-eds in The Guardian.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of article
Noun
  • The contestants’ individual interviews with Alan at the beginning of the season aren’t just exposition for viewers; they’re actually used by the producers to determine who the first Traitors should be.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The 2026 lineup leans into several trends, with women telling personal stories in their own voices, animation arriving with what Tasveer described as real force, and filmmakers increasingly favoring images over exposition.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of exposition
Noun
  • Drawing on a variety of sources—from philosophical treatises to poems and popular jokes—this compact study shows how writers of the Roman era rendered animals, domestic and wild, as imperial subjects.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • But any sense this might be more sociological treatise than movie is curtailed by the sheer amount of life director Lee Chang-dong puts onscreen.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of treatise
Noun
  • Dario Amodei, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anthropic, later published an essay urging companies to slow down with their improvement of AI models.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Her essays have been featured in the New Yorker, the New York Times magazine, the Paris Review, and Jezebel.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of essay
Noun
  • Unsolicited calls, texts or emails can be reported to the FTC's Fraud Prevention Division.
    — Dan Avery, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Imagine sneaking into a math library and combing through every mathematical text ever written.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
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“Prolegomenon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prolegomenon. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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