Prolegomenon
Pronunciation : Prol`e*gom"e*non
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [ NL., fr. Gr.
Definition : Defn: A preliminary remark or observation; an introductory discourse prefixed to a book or treatise. D. Stokes (1659). Sir W. Scott.
pl. Prolegomena.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913