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- Dictionaryproem/ˈprəʊɛm/
noun
- 1. a preface or preamble to a book or speech. formal
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A proem is a short introduction to a literary work. It could be as long as a chapter and as short as a few sentences. Proems sometimes take different forms, for example, a single stanza from a poem or a quote from another literary work. For some novels and novellas, proems are integral to the story.
noun. pro· em ˈprō-ˌem. -əm. Synonyms of proem. 1. : preliminary comment : preface. 2. : prelude. proemial. prō-ˈē-mē-əl -ˈe- adjective. Synonyms. exordium. foreword. introduction. preamble. preface. prelude. prologue. prolusion. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of proem in a Sentence.
A preface (/ ˈ p r ɛ f ə s /) or proem (/ ˈ p r oʊ ɛ m /) is an introduction to a book or other literary work written by the work's author. An introductory essay written by a different person is a foreword and precedes an author's preface.
Proem definition: an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.. See examples of PROEM used in a sentence.
My desk dictionary (Webster's Ninth New Collegiate) defines "proem" as "preliminary comment; preface; prelude". Not especially rare, I'd expect it to be in all but the very smallest dictionaries. Not in SE's dictionary, I guess, because I see the word "proem" in my comment underlined in red.
Noun. Filter. noun. An introduction or preface. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: prelude. prologue. preface. opening. introduction. foreword. Other Word Forms of Proem. Noun. Singular: proem. Plural: proems. Origin of Proem.
noun. an introduction or preface, such as to a work of literature. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. proemial (prəʊˈiːmɪəl ) adjective. Word origin. C14: from Latin prooemium introduction, from Greek prooimion, from pro-2 + oimē song. Word Frequency. proem in American English. (ˈproʊɛm ) noun. Rare.
Define proem. proem synonyms, proem pronunciation, proem translation, English dictionary definition of proem. n. An introduction; a preface. pro·e′mi·al adj. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Dec 11, 2023 · proem (plural proems) An introduction, preface or preamble . Synonyms: foretale, prologue; see also Thesaurus: foreword.
OED's earliest evidence for proem is from around 1410, in the writing of Geoffrey Chaucer, poet and administrator. proem is of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French.
