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exordium

[ ig-zawr-dee-uhm, ik-sawr- ]
/ ɪgˈzɔr di əm, ɪkˈsɔr- /
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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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Words related to exordium

preamble, preface, prologue, addition, debut, establishment, inauguration, influx, initiation, installation, launch, opening, presentation, foreword, bid, invitation, proposal, proposition, signal, suggestion

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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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