proemium

English

Alternative forms

prooemium, proœmium

Etymology

From Latin prooemium, from Ancient Greek προοίμιον (prooímion).

Noun

proemium (plural proemia)

A preface or introduction; a proem.

Synonyms

foretale, prologue; see also Thesaurus:foreword

See also

proemion, prooemion, proœmion

Anagrams

Emporium, emporium, pomerium

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