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proem

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pro⋅em

  [proh-em]
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–noun
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
Origin:
1350–1400; < L prooemium < Gk prooímion prelude (pro- pro- 2 + oím(ē) song + -ion dim. suffix); r. ME proheme < MF < L, as above

Related forms:
pro⋅e⋅mi⋅al  [proh-ee-mee-uhl, -em-ee-] , adjective
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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.
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Word Origin & History

proem 
c.1386, proheme "brief introduction, prelude," from O.Fr. proheme (14c.), from L. prooemium, from Gk. prooimion "prelude," from pro- "before" + oimos "way" or oime "song."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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