Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prolegomenous

/pɹəʊləˈɡɒmɪnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pro-le-gome-nous
IPA: /pɹəʊləˈɡɒmɪnəs/

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Introductory; functioning as a preface or prolegomenon.

Literary

Example Sentences

"[…]it may not be amiss, in the prolegomenous or introductory chapter, to say something of that species of writing which is called the marvellous."

Etymology

Etymology tree English prolegomenon Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English prolegomenous From prolegomenon + -ous.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /pɹəʊləˈɡɒmɪnəs/

Usage

Literary

Inflected Forms

more prolegomenous (comparative) most prolegomenous (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

prolegomenon prolegomenously

Questions

How do you pronounce prolegomenous?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹəʊləˈɡɒmɪnəs/.
What does prolegomenous mean?: Introductory; functioning as a preface or prolegomenon.
Where does prolegomenous come from?: Etymology tree English prolegomenon Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English prolegomenous From prolegomenon + -ous.

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