prooemion

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek προοίμιον (prooímion). Doublet of proem.

Noun[edit]

prooemion (plural prooemia)

  1. A preface, an introduction.
    • c. 1862, Alfred Lord Tennyson, "Lucretius"
      Forgetful how my rich prooemion makes / Thy glory fly along the Italian field
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