Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prooemion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: prooemion
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A preface, an introduction.

Example Sentences

"c. 1862, Alfred Lord Tennyson, "Lucretius" Forgetful how my rich prooemion makes / Thy glory fly along the Italian field"

Etymology

From Ancient Greek προοίμιον (prooímion). Doublet of proem.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: προοίμιον

Inflected Forms

prooemia (plural)

Questions

What does prooemion mean?: A preface, an introduction.
Where does prooemion come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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