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proem

noun

ˈprō-ˌem

Definition of proem

as in introduction

a short section (as of a book) that leads to or explains the main part the proem promises what the book does not deliver: a totally new interpretation of the French Revolution

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Noun

This was three years before the introduction of Tesla’s Autopilot, five years before Waymo spun out of the Google self-driving car project, and seven years before the first commercial robotaxi service got underway (in Arizona, not Nevada).

— Andrew Hawkins, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2026
Both Wickersham’s 13-page introduction to the book and the foreword by ESPN senior writer Wright Thompson concentrate on the craft of writing.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of introduction

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Li offers hints of how Field and Adelaide’s destiny came to pass, with a preface and short flash-forward scenes that striate the narrative.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
So reads the first line in the preface of the first edition (1768) of the Encyclopædia Britannica.

— Murasaki Shikibu, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of preface

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The deluxe book features a foreword from Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock, a history of the 101’ers by band member Richard Nother Dudanski, plus Strummer’s own writings and illustrations.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 8 Oct. 2026
According to Complex, Kid Rock elaborates on a different, higher profile collaboration on his forthcoming album in the project’s foreword.

— Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026

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