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
  • Forbes is protected by reCAPTCHA, and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Resolving the discourse around remote work might seem straightforward.
    Liz Elting, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • There cannot be this false moral equivalence in our discourse.
    Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of discourse
Noun
  • The two teams are in discussions on how to modify the stadium to give it a more homey feel for the Rays, but no final decisions have been made.
    Chris Kirschner, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
  • In recent months, Turkish officials sought a detente with Assad, who refused to engage in discussions until Turkey withdrew from Syrian territory.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of discussion
Noun
  • Income inequality is highest among Asian Americans, according a 2018 study by the Pew Research Center.
    Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
  • According to a study by Statista, last year Gen Z made up only about 26% of dating app users, with older millennials continuing to champion online dating.
    Karoline Leonard, Austin American-Statesman, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of study
Noun
  • The views expressed in this article are the writer's own.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Paywall-free reading of new articles and over a century of archives Unlock access to iOS/Android apps to save editions for offline reading Six issues a year in print and online, plus audio articles Already a subscriber?
    Brian Winter, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of article
Noun
  • Britton’s hand wringing leads to an explosion of exposition which sets up a finale of divine intervention and forgiveness.
    Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Kurzel, the director, recalls watching news coverage of the January 6 insurrection and remarking on the gallows erected outside the Capitol building—a drawing of which features in the book and the exposition scene with law.
    Ali Winston, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of exposition
Noun
  • Such would-be scientific treatises in fact functioned more like manifestos, and decisively influenced Eliot and Ezra Pound’s generation to favor a poetics of the objective sensuous image over one of the dramatic declamatory mood.
    Benjamin Kunkel, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
  • For many years, historians knew of only ten first-edition copies of Niccolò Machiavelli’s The Prince—the controversial 16th-century political treatise—all held by institutions.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of treatise
Noun
  • Student of the Week offers schools the chance to celebrate teens who have placed in an art, dance or music competition, excelled in a science fair, won an essay contest, received a scholarship, were recognized for their volunteer service or have shined in some other way.
    Marcus Reichley, The Arizona Republic, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Wisely chosen, directed extracurricular experiences that relate to a student’s major of choice are paramount, as are rigorous coursework and excellent essays.
    Bonnie Kleffman, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of essay
Noun
  • This refers to the first phase of AI model development, when a large language model learns patterns from vast amounts of unlabeled data — typically text from the internet, books, and other sources.
    Kylie Robison, The Verge, 14 Dec. 2024
  • That includes signing up for text alerts, checking news reports and tuning in to weather radio.
    Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
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