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English Dictionary: proem by the DICT Development Group
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Proem \Pro"em\, n. [L. prooemium, Gr. [?]; [?] before + [?] way,
      course or strain of a song: cf. F. pro[8a]me.]
      Preface; introduction; preliminary observations; prelude.
  
               Thus much may serve by way of proem.      --Swift.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Proem \Pro"em\, v. t.
      To preface. [Obs.] --South.
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