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proem

N คำนำ  kam-nam

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PROEM

n.[L. proemium; Gr. before, and way. ] Preface; introduction; preliminary observations to a book or writing.

 

PROEM

v.t.To preface. [Not used. ]

 

PROEMIAL

a.Introductory; prefatory; preliminary.

 

PROEMPTOSIS

n.[Gr. to fall before. ] In chronology, the lunar equation or addition of a day, necessary to prevent the new moon from happening a day too soon.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PROEM

Pro "em, n. Etym: [L. prooemium, Gr. proème.]

 

Defn: Preface; introduction; preliminary observations; prelude. Thus much may serve by way of proem. Swift.

 

PROEM

PROEM Pro "em, v. t.

 

Defn: To preface. [Obs. ] South.

 

PROEMBRYO

Pro *em "bry *o, n. Etym: [Pref. pro- + embryo. ] (Bot. )(a ) The series of cells formed in the ovule of a flowering plant after fertilization, but before the formation of the embryo. (b ) The primary growth from the spore in certain cryptogamous plants; as, the proembryo, or protonema, of mosses.

 

PROEMIAL

PROEMIAL Pro *e "mi *al, a.

 

Defn: Introductory; prefatory; preliminary. [R.] Hammond.

 

PROEMPTOSIS

Pro `emp *to "sis, n. Etym: [NL. , from Gr. (Chron.)

 

Defn: The addition of a day to the lunar calendar. [R.] See Metemptosis.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

proem

pro em |ˈprōˌem, -əm ˈproʊˌɛm | ▶noun formal a preface or preamble to a book or speech. DERIVATIVES pro e mi al |prōˈemēəl |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French proeme, via Latin from Greek prooimion ‘prelude, ’ from pro ‘before ’ + oimē ‘song. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

proem

proem |ˈprəʊɪm | ▶noun formal a preface or preamble to a book or speech. DERIVATIVES proemial |-ˈiːmɪəl |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French proeme, via Latin from Greek prooimion ‘prelude ’, from pro ‘before ’ + oimē ‘song ’.

 

French Dictionary

proéminence

proéminence n. f. nom féminin Caractère de ce qui fait saillie, de ce qui dépasse. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec les noms suivants: • prédominance, prépondérance; • prééminence, supériorité de droit. Note Orthographique proémin e nce.

 

proéminent

proéminent , ente adj. adjectif Qui fait saillie. : Un nez proéminent. SYNONYME saillant . Note Orthographique proémin e nt.

 

Spanish Dictionary

proemio

proemio nombre masculino 1 Introducción de un discurso o de un tratado :en el proemio a la "Declaración de los derechos del hombre y del ciudadano " de 1789, se dice que la ignorancia, el olvido o el desprecio de los derechos del hombre, son las causas de los males públicos y de la corrupción de los gobiernos .2 formal Indicación o señal de que algo va a ocurrir :el desenlace se precipitará de manera brusca, sin proemio ni explicación; aquellos sobresaltos eran un sutil y anticipado proemio de su muerte aguda .