prolegomenon
noun
a preliminary discussion; introductory essay, as prefatory matter in a book; a prologue.
prolegomena
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pluralof prolegomenon.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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With these prolegomena, he launched into the discussion of the terms we have offered to debtor nations.
From Time Magazine Archive
The complete poem was intended to appear with an elaborate mock commentary by Scriblerus, explaining some of the allusions, and with "proeme, prolegomena, testimonia scriptorum, index auctorum, and notæ variorum."
From Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series by Stephen, Leslie, Sir
I have quoted from "Evolution and Ethics" because to my mind this essay and its prolegomena make Huxley the founder of Scientific and Ethical Socialism.
From Twentieth Century Socialism What It Is Not; What It Is: How It May Come by Kelly, Edmond
These prolegomena would not perhaps alone suffice to give this teacher a claim to the title of creator of a science.
From Delsarte System of Oratory by Various
But I am forgetting my subject, and using up my time and ink in the prolegomena.
From My Unknown Chum by Fairbanks, Charles Bullard
