prolegomenon

noun

Definition of prolegomenonnext
as in discourse

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  1. discourse
  2. discussion
  3. study
  4. article
  5. exposition
  6. treatise
  7. essay
  8. text
Noun
  • Events that used to lead to days or weeks of heated discourse now fade into nothingness almost instantaneously; nothing matters enough to break the internet anymore.
    — Meaghan Garvey, Pitchfork, 27 Feb. 2025
  • The play is an extravagant metaphor for political discourse, disputes between nations, nationalist feelings and more.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2025
Definition of discourse
Noun
  • Following Trump's conversation with Putin last week, Trump floated a potential meeting between U.S. and Russian officials in Saudi Arabia to kick off ceasefire discussions.
    — Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
  • At a moment when the atomization of interpersonal relationships is at the forefront of public discussion, Brennan’s winsome, melancholy-streaked portraits of city life hold particular resonance.
    — Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2025
Definition of discussion
Noun
  • The neighbors — a group of computer savants and vegan activists committed to the study of human cognition, most of them trans women — moved box trucks on his land.
    — Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2025
  • According to a McKinsey study, high performers are 400% more productive than average employees.
    — Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Definition of study
Noun
  • Listen to this article GLENDALE, Ariz. — Noah Schultz made the journey from the bullpen to the mound for the top of the fifth inning Wednesday against the San Diego Padres.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
  • This article discusses the mechanics, benefits, and limitations of tax-loss harvesting.
    — True Tamplin, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Definition of article
Noun
  • And exposition is difficult to make interesting, even in projects requiring far less of it.
    — Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
  • The exposition, taking place under one of the country’s more revered presidents, Dumarsais Estimé, celebrated the founding of Port-au-Prince in 1749.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
Definition of exposition
Noun
  • An 11th-century treatise on Muslim love. Describe your ideal reading experience.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Out went the names, and in came a sweeping, elegiac — but life-fostering — quality that operates as a sonic treatise on the nature of love itself.
    — Colin Fleming, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025
Definition of treatise
Noun
  • In a 2022 essay for Proceedings, the professional journal of the U.S. Navy, analyst Mark Schneider concluded Russian missiles are often a tenth as accurate as their makers claim.
    — David Axe, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Selection criteria include academic performance, school or community involvement, a letter of recommendation and an essay submission.
    — Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
Definition of essay
Noun
  • But here, there's still a dependence on sufficient examples of similar problems appearing in the body of text the system was trained on.
    — Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2025
  • The findings, the result of interviews and responses from nearly 1,700 Americans adults collected online, by text and over the phone from Feb. 24-26, come a day before Trump is set to deliver an address to a joint session of Congress.
    — Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 3 Mar. 2025
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