πρόλογος

Ancient Greek

noun
Definitions
  • the prologue of a play
  • one who recites the above
  • the introduction of a speech
  • (mathematics) the antecedent, in ratios in which the first number is the largest

Etymology

Prefix from Ancient Greek λόγος (word, speech, reason, account, study, discourse, oration, utterance, narrative, calculation, quote, story, ratio, explanation, debate, computation, reasoning, reckoning).

Origin

Ancient Greek

λόγος

Gloss

word, speech, reason, account, study, discourse, oration, utterance, narrative, calculation, quote, story, ratio, explanation, debate, computation, reasoning, reckoning

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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