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proem
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Synonyms and Antonyms of PROEM
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>
Synonyms exordium, foreword, intro, preamble, preface, prelude, proem, prologue (also prolog), prolusion
Near Antonyms envoi (or envoy), postscript; aftermath; cessation, close, closing, conclusion, end, finale, finish, stop, termination
Antonyms epilogue (also epilog)
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