proemium en · NOUN
Etymology
From Latin prooemium, from Ancient Greek προοίμιον (prooímion).
Meanings
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(rhetoric) Synonym of proem.
[…] That, Whereas your ſpacious Proemiums, and ſpecious Introductions of premis’d Perſpicuity in Prædication, both inveigle our Affections for the Meliorating of our Minds; […]
1702, H. D., A Pacquet from Parnassus: or, A Collection of Papers, volume I, number II, London: […] J. How, […], page 13:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| proœmium | alternative | lexicographic | |
| proemia | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| prooemium | alternative | lexicographic | |
| proemiums | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
proemion · proœmion · prooemion
Synonyms
Translations (1)
es proemio (Translations)