proemial

  • 71preparatory — adj preparative, preliminary, prefatory, precursory, prelusive, prelusory, proemial; introductory, inaugural, beginning, opening, initial, initiatory, first; rudimentary, elementary, basic, primary, fundamental; prerequisite, qualifying, college… …

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  • 72primary — adj 1. prime, principal, capital, chief, cardinal, paramount; main, major, meat and potatoes, central, head, most important. 2. earliest, pristine, primeval, primal; primitive, primordial, primigenial, aboriginal, autochthonal, autochthonous. 3.… …

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  • 73simple — adj 1. easy, facile, effortless, like falling off a log, Inf. hands down, Sl. no sweat, Inf. soft, Sl. cushy, Music. semplice, Scot. eath; Inf. a snap, Inf. a breeze, Sl. cinchy, Sl. a cinch; understandable, comprehensible, intelligible, clear,… …

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  • 74proem — /ˈproʊɛm/ (say prohem) noun an introductory discourse; an introduction; a preface; a preamble. {Latin prooemium, from Greek prooimion; replacing Middle English proheme, from Old French} –proemial /proʊˈimiəl/ (say proh eemeeuhl), adjective …

  • 75introductory — [adj] preliminary, first anterior, basic, beginning, early, elementary, inaugural, incipient, inductive, initial, initiatory, opening, original, precursory, prefatory, prelusive, preparative, preparatory, primary, prior, proemial, provisional,… …

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  • 76proem —   n. preface.    ♦ proemial, a …

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  • 77proem — [prō′em] n. [ME proheme < MFr < L prooemium < Gr prooimion < pro , before + oimē, song] Now Rare an introduction or preface proemial [prō ē′mē əl] adj …

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  • 78proem — n. 1 a preface or preamble to a book or speech. 2 a beginning or prelude. Derivatives: proemial adj. Etymology: ME f. OF proeme or L prooemium f. Gk prooimion prelude (as PRO (2), oime song) …

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  • 79prooemiac — (ˈ)prō|ēmēˌak adjective Etymology: Late Greek prooimiakos, from Greek prooimion proem : proemial …

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  • 80proœmial — variant of proemial …

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