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
  • The World Series might be over, but one moment from Game 4 is still fueling discourse.
    Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
  • The essence of Brat and its total discourse domination both online and offline is also reflected in the words Collins shortlisted for Word of the Year.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of discourse
Noun
  • Meanwhile, discussions with bosses and VIPs will be productive.
    Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The company is currently in discussions with financing sources to secure short-term funding to continue operations beyond December 2024.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of discussion
Noun
  • Those moves were then reversed by the Trump administration but later reinstated by the Biden administration, which also released an accompanying U.S. Forest Service study that said hard-rock mining within the Rainy River Watershed could pose an environmental threat to the BWCAW.
    Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Rabinovich, a distinguished Israeli historian of the modern Middle… The War for Lebanon, 1970-1983 This is partly a history of Lebanon's breakdown and civil war, partly a study of why and how Israel went to war in 1982.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of study
Noun
  • Listen to this article BOULDER — Shedeur Sanders tripped over Travis Hunter’s Heisman.
    Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
  • This article originally appeared in Knowable Magazine, an independent journalistic endeavor from Annual Reviews.
    Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of article
Noun
  • Much in the same way Let There Be Carnage introduced its Cletus Kasady with a lore-dense info dump, The Last Dance tries its best to explain the whole deal with the symbiote god Knull (Andy Serkis) through a CGI-heavy chunk of exposition pulled from the comics.
    Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Shakespeare’s plays never shied away from the exposition of uncomfortable or potentially divisive topics such as this.
    Karl Moore, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Definition of exposition
Noun
  • While this article will not become a treatise on the history of unionized labor, there are interesting points to note.
    Karen Weaver, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
  • Wells, a Fabian socialist like George Bernard Shaw, wrote a speculative treatise that predicted the ecology movement, the arms race, socialist pacifism, and WWII.
    Armond White, National Review, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of treatise
Noun
  • In this braided essay collection, the author traces her legacy of cultural inheritance, colonization and her journey toward becoming a witch, including those cultural touch points that have shaped her.
    Lizz Schumer, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Her essays have appeared in The Globe and Mail and Elephant Journal.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of essay
Noun
  • Although college students seem to be the most targeted with the texts, Black people of varying ages have reported receiving the messages.
    Char Adams, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • The tool can modify sentences or longer sections of text to shorten or lengthen the word count, change the tone, or format it in a different way.
    Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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