Proem and Postscript

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Proem noun - A short section (as of a book) that leads to or explains the main part.

Usage example: the proem promises what the book does not deliver: a totally new interpretation of the French Revolution

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Postscript is an antonym for proem.

Postscript noun - A note appended to a letter after the signature.

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Proem is an antonym for postscript.

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