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proem /PRO-uhm, -em/

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nounAn introduction, preface, or preamble.[From Old French proeme, from Latin prooemium, from Greek prooimion, from pro- (before) + oime (song). Earliest documented use: 1410.]"However, if one carries on reading beyond the proem and carefully examines the main body ..." - Eleni Kechagia; Plutarch Against Colotes; Oxford University Press; 2011.

Back	proem /PRO-uhm, -em/
Front	noun An introduction, preface, or preamble. [From Old French proeme, from Latin prooemium, from Greek prooimion, from pro- (before) + oime (song). Earliest documented use: 1410.] "However, if one carries on reading beyond the proem and carefully examines the main body ..." - Eleni Kechagia; Plutarch Against Colotes; Oxford University Press; 2011.

Proem Pro Uhm Em Noun Introduction Preface Preamble French