programma noun3 •(no longer used, historical) Any law, which, after it had passed the Athenian senate, was fixed on a tablet for public inspection before being proposed to the general assembly of the people. •(no longer used) An edict published for public information; an official bulletin; a public proclamation.a programma was issued in one of the most ample colleges — 1774 •(no longer used) A preface. formsprogrammata