exordium

[ ig-zawr-dee-uhm, ik-sawr- ]

/ ɪgˈzɔr di əm, ɪkˈsɔr- /

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Definition of exordium

noun, plural ex·or·di·ums, ex·or·di·a

[ig-zawr-dee-uh, ik-sawr-]. /ɪgˈzɔr di ə, ɪkˈsɔr-/.

the beginning of anything.

the introductory part of an oration, treatise, etc.

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Origin of exordium

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

OTHER WORDS FROM exordium

ex·or·di·al, adjective

Words nearby exordium

exorbitant, exorcise, exorcism, exorcist, exorcize, exordium, exoskeleton, exosmosis, exosphere, exospore, exosporium

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How to use exordium in a sentence

From the exordium, forwards, I followed his words closely, and lost none of his arguments.
Ancient Faiths And Modern|Thomas Inman
This exordium is followed by a new invitation to come to Paris with all speed to talk over everything.
Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.1/3, 1831-1835|Dorothy Duchesse de Dino
She replied through the Count of Staremberg, her minister for German affairs, that such an exordium deserved no answer at all.
The Revolt of The Netherlands, Complete|Friedrich Schiller
A single allusion to Greece, as the mistress of the world in letters and arts, found an appropriate place in the exordium.
The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1|Daniel Webster

That Lucretian Exordium he must have written in one of his happiest veins—under the sting of the poetical œstrum.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 354, April 1845|Various

British Dictionary definitions for exordium

exordium

/ (ɛkˈsɔːdɪəm) /

noun plural -diums or -dia (-dɪə)

an introductory part or beginning, esp of an oration or discourse

Derived forms of exordium

exordial, adjective

Word Origin for exordium

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

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exordium

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