Definitions for prolegomenon

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prolegomenon pro·le·gom·e·non

Spelling: [proh-li-gom-uh-non, -nuh n]

IPA: /ˌproʊ lɪˈgɒm əˌnɒn, -nən/

Prolegomenon is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 23 points.

You can make 432 anagrams from letters in prolegomenon (eeglmnnooopr).

Definitions for prolegomenon

noun

1. a preliminary discussion; introductory essay, as prefatory matter in a book; a prologue.
2. Usually, prolegomena. (sometimes used with a singular verb) a treatise serving as a preface or introduction to a book.

Origin of prolegomenon

1645-55; New Latin Greek prolegómenon, neuter of passive present participle of prolégein to say beforehand, equivalent to pro- pro-² + légein to say (akin t

Examples for prolegomenon

The play, one feels, must remain unique, for the prolegomenon cannot be rewritten while the philosophy is unchanged.

The miscellanies really stand to the novels in the relation of a sort of prolegomenon.