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   proem

   /ˈprəʊɛm/

   noun

   • 1. a preface or preamble to a book or speech. formal

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French proeme, via Latin from Greek prooimion ‘prelude’, from pro ‘before’ + oimē ‘song’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. proemial adjective

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • P

     3

   • R

     1

   • O

     1

   • E

     1

   • M

     3

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