prolegomenon

unregelmäßiger Plural

A noun referring to a preliminary discussion or introductory remarks inserted at the beginning of a book or treatise.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das eine vorläufige Erörterung oder einleitende Bemerkungen bezeichnet, die am Anfang eines Buches oder einer wissenschaftlichen Abhandlung stehen.

1. Preliminary discussion C2 formal

   A critical or formal introduction or preface to a book or scholarly work, setting forth its purpose and scope.

   • The author wrote a lengthy prolegomenon to explain his methodology.
   • The prolegomenon of the treatise outlines the key philosophical questions.
   • Scholars often debate the arguments presented in the prolegomenon.

   🇩🇪Einleitung

   Synonyme: exordiumforewordintrointroductionpreambleprefacepreludeprologue

• prolegomena plural form
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• prolegomenon's possessive singular form