Proem Definition

prōĕm
noun
An introduction or preface.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Proem

Noun

Singular:
proem
Plural:
proems

Origin of Proem

  • Middle English proheme from Old French from Latin prooemium from Greek prooimion pro- before pro–2 oimē song

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Proem Sentence Examples

  • In the " Proem " the poet describes his journey from darkness to light.

  • The mosaic cosmogony has been called " the proem to Genesis.

  • The homiletic Midrashim are characterized by (a) a proem, an introduction based upon some biblical text (not from the lesson itself), which led up to (b) the exposition of the lesson, the first verse of which is more fully discussed than the rest.

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Words Starting With

PPRPRO

Words Ending With

MEMOEM

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proem

Words Starting With P and Ending With M

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