PROEM


Meaning of PROEM in English

ˈprōˌem noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English proheme, from Middle French proheme, proeme, from Latin prooemium, from Greek prooimion, from pro- pro- (I) + oimē, oimos song + -ion, diminutive suffix

1. : a preliminary discourse to a longer piece of writing

2. : an introductory comment before a speech

3. : something that opens or begins — compare preface

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