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Grammar : Noun
Spell : proh-li-gom-uh-non, -nuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌproʊ lɪˈgɒm əˌnɒn, -nən



Definition of prolegomenon

Origin :
  • 1650s, "learned preamble to a book," from Greek prolegomenon, noun use of neuter passive present participle of prolegein "to say beforehand," from pro- "before" (see pro-) + legein "to speak" (see lecture (n.)) + suffix -menos (as in alumnus). The same sense is in preface (n.). Related: Prolegomenary; prolegomenous.
  • noun introduction
Example sentences :
  • The play, one feels, must remain unique, for the prolegomenon cannot be rewritten while the philosophy is unchanged.
  • Extract from : « G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study » by Julius West
  • The miscellanies really stand to the novels in the relation of a sort of prolegomenon.
  • Extract from : « Balzac » by Frederick Lawton

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