[proh-em] 
| an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble. |
[proh-ee-mee-uhl, -em-ee-] , adjective | pro·em (prō'ěm') n. An introduction; a preface. [Middle English proheme, from Old French, from Latin prooemium, from Greek prooimion : pro-, before; see pro-2 + oimē, song.] pro·e'mi·al (prō-ē'mē-əl, -ěm'ē-) adj. |