prolegomenon
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Etymology[edit]
From the Ancient Greek neuter noun: προλεγόμενον (prolegómenon, “that which is said beforehand,”) [plural: προλεγόμενα (prolegómena), from the verb: προλέγω (prolégō, “I say before[hand]”)] referring to an introduction.
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Noun[edit]
prolegomenon (plural prolegomena)
- (usually in the plural) A prefatory discussion; a formal essay or critical discussion serving to introduce and interpret an extended work.
- 1990 April 28, Patricia Roth Schwartz, “The Odd Couple”, in Gay Community News, page 7:
- Frye here is not rewriting myth as some assume. Her prolegomenon is intended to be read as fiction not autobiography.
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Translations[edit]
prefatory discussion
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