prolegomenon

• Nom désignant un discours préliminaire ou des remarques introductives placés au début d'un livre ou d'un traité savant, préparant le lecteur au sujet traité.

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

pluriel irrégulier

1. Preliminary discussionC2formal

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

   Prolégomènes (discussion préliminaire)

   • 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.

   Synonymesexordiumforewordintrointroductionpreambleprefacepreludeprologue