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prolegomenon definition

pro·le·gom·enon (prō′li gäm′ə nän′, -nən)

noun pl. prolegomena -·ena (-nə)

  1. a preliminary remark
  2. a preliminary statement or essay; foreword

Etymology: Gr, neut. pass. prp. of prolegein, to say beforehand < pro-, before + legein, to speak: see pro- & logic

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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