| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | pro·le·gom·e·non |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  pr  l -g m  -nn, -nn |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. pro·le·gom·e·na (-n)
1. A preliminary discussion, especially a formal essay introducing a work of considerable length or complexity. 2. prolegomena (used with a sing. or pl. verb) Prefatory remarks or observations. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Greek, from neuter present passive participle of prolegein, to say beforehand : pro-, before; see pro–2 + legein, to speak; see leg- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | prole·gome·nous —ADJECTIVE
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