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Definition of: prolegomenon
(prō′lə·gom′ə·non) noun plural ·na (-nə)
Often plural An introductory remark or remarks; a preface. [<Gk., neut. passive ppr. of prolegein say beforehand <pro- before + legein say]
—pro′le·gom′e·nous adjective
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