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prōlŏquĭum, ĭi, n. [proloquor].

  1. * I. An introduction, preamble, Paul. ex Fest. p. 226 Müll.; v. prologium.
  2. II. An assertion, proposition, axiom (class. Lat. pronunciatum), the Gr. ἀξίωμα, Varr. ap. Gell. 16, 8, 1; cf. App. Dogm. Plat. 3, p. 29, 15: disjunctivum, Gell. 5, 11, 9.
  3. III. A judicial sentence: sub uno proloquio cunctos jubet occidi, Amm. 29, 1, 38; 28, 1, 11.

prō-lŏquor, cūtus (quūtus), 3, v. dep. n. and a.

  1. I. In gen., to speak out, utter, declare, say (mostly ante-class. and poet.; not found in Cic., Cæs., or Quint.): prolocutum (dicimus), cum animo quod habuit, extulit loquendo, Varr. L. L. 6, § 56 Müll.: hoc profiteri et proloqui advorsum illam, Enn. ap. Non. 232, 24 (Trag. v. 384 Vahl.): miserias Medeai caelo atque terrae, id. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 26, 63 (Trag. v. 291 Vahl.): cogitata, Ter. Phorm. 2, 1, 53: verbum, id. And. 1, 5, 21; cf.: proloqui quicquam verborum, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 92: aliquid apud aliquem, id. Capt. prol. 6; so, apud aliquem, id. Ep. 3, 4, 28: vera, id. Aul. 2, 1, 18: falsum, id. ib. 3, 5, 45: pervagatissimus ille versus, qui vetat Artem pudere proloqui quam factites, Cic. Or. 43, 147: nunc quam rem oratum huc veni, primum proloquar, Plaut. Am. prol. 50; so with interrog.-clause: quid sentiatis proloquimini, Auct. B. Afr. 44 fin.; with acc. and inf., Liv. 4, 2, 13.
    Absol.: ut occepisti, perge porro proloqui, Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 125.
  2. * II. In partic., to foretell, predict: proloquar, atque utinam patriae sim vanus haruspex, Prop. 3, 13 (4, 12), 59.