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proem
[ proh-em ]
noun
- an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
proem
/ ˈprəʊɛm; prəʊˈiːmɪəl /
noun
- an introduction or preface, such as to a work of literature
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Derived Forms
- proemial, adjective
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Other Words From
- pro·e·mi·al [proh-, ee, -mee-, uh, l, -, em, -ee-], adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of proem1
C14: from Latin prooemium introduction, from Greek prooimion, from pro- ² + hoimē song
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Example Sentences
After writing these words I read to G. the Proem and opening scene of my novel, and he expressed great delight in them.
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In the proem to this idyl I seem to see two shadowy figures passing up and down over a lonesome land.
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Machiavelli lays much stress upon this in the Proem to his Istorie Fiorentine.
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The opening—the proem I believe he calls it—is very beautiful.
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Proem, printed in two of his books, is certainly the best thing he has done hitherto.
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