Synonyms for proem

Most common

introduction · preface · prelude · prologue · foreword · proemium US · foretale · exord

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   An introduction, preface or preamble.

   Near-synonyms: foretale, prologue; see also Thesaurus:foreword

Forms

Plural

proems → introductions, prefaces, preludes, prologues…

Example sentences

• introduction This textbook is a good introduction to Esperanto.
• preface A book without preface is like a body without a soul.
• prelude They came early so they wouldn't miss the prelude.
• prologue A book without a prologue is like a body without a soul.
• foreword This dictionary has a preface, not a foreword.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

exord

6 letters

prolog²

7 letters

preface², prelude²

8 letters

prologue², foreword², preamble³, exordium, proemium, foretale

9 letters

prooemium

12 letters

introduction⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (prolog² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

proême