'Prolegomenon' definitions:
Definition of 'prolegomenon'
From: WordNet
noun
A preliminary discussion inserted at the beginning of a book or treatise
Definition of 'Prolegomenon'
From: GCIDE
- Prolegomenon \Prol`e*gom"e*non\, n.; pl. Prolegomena. [ NL., fr. Gr. ?, properly neut. pass. p. pr. of ? to say beforehand; ? before + ? to say.] A preliminary remark or observation; an introductory discourse prefixed to a book or treatise. --D. Stokes (1659). Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]