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Definition of: proem
(prō′əm) noun
An introductory statement; preface; prelude. [<OF proeme <L prooemium <Gk. prooimion an overture <pro- before + oimē way of a song, lay]
—pro·e·mi·al (prō·ē′mē·əl) adjective
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