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Meaning of prooemium | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
[proˈoe̯.mi.ũː]

Definitions

  1. a preface, introduction, prelude
    declension-2, neuter
  2. a beginning
    declension-2, neuter, poetic

Examples

“Similiter etiam proœmium antiqviſſimi libri LANDNAMÆ: Sed anteqvam Islandia habitari (a Norvegis) cœpit, viri illic erant, qvos Norvegi Papas appellant.”

Similarly, the preface to the most ancient book, the Landnámabók, states that before Iceland was settled by the Norwegians, there were men there whom the Norwegians call Papas.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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