exordium

[ ig-zawr-dee-uhm, ik-sawr- ]
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noun,plural ex·or·di·ums, ex·or·di·a [ig-zawr-dee-uh, ik-sawr-]. /ɪgˈzɔr di ə, ɪkˈsɔr-/.
  1. the beginning of anything.

  2. the introductory part of an oration, treatise, etc.

Origin of exordium

1
1525–35; <Latin exōrdium, equivalent to ex-ex-1 + ōrd(īrī) to begin + -ium-ium

Other words from exordium

  • ex·or·di·al, adjective

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exordium

/ (ɛkˈsɔːdɪəm) /


nounplural -diums or -dia (-dɪə)
  1. an introductory part or beginning, esp of an oration or discourse

Origin of exordium

1
C16: from Latin, from exōrdīrī to begin, from ōrdīrī to begin

Derived forms of exordium

  • exordial, adjective

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