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prolegomenon

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12 lettersPronunciation /ˌpɹəʊlɪˈɡɒmɪnɒn/Part of speech nounSorted eeglmnnoooprStarts with PEnds with N0 clues
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Definitions

  1. a preliminary discussion inserted at the beginning of a book or treatise

Word origin

From the Ancient Greek neuter noun: προλεγόμενον (prolegómenon, “that which is said beforehand,”) [plural: προλεγόμενα (prolegómena), from the verb: προλέγω (prolégō, “I say before[hand]”)] referring to an introduction.

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  • Frye here is not rewriting myth as some assume. Her prolegomenon is intended to be read as fiction not autobiography.
  • This book is a critique of the order-maintenance approach to criminal justice, but it is also a prolegomenon to a new vision of punishment and criminal justice policy analysis.

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