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proem

noun as in introduction

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After writing these words I read to G. the Proem and opening scene of my novel, and he expressed great delight in them.

In the proem to this idyl I seem to see two shadowy figures passing up and down over a lonesome land.

Machiavelli lays much stress upon this in the Proem to his Istorie Fiorentine.

The opening—the proem I believe he calls it—is very beautiful.

Proem, printed in two of his books, is certainly the best thing he has done hitherto.

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On this page you'll find 14 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to proem, such as: foreword, opening, preface, prelude, and prologue.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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