exordium
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.ex·or·di·um
noun \eg-ˈzȯr-dē-əm\ plural ex·or·diums or -dia \-dē-ə\
Definition of EXORDIUM
: a beginning or introduction especially to a discourse or composition
— ex·or·di·al \-dē-əl\ adjective
Examples of EXORDIUM
- <in his exordium the author warns his readers that they should expect a radically different interpretation of the causes of the war>
Origin of EXORDIUM
Latin, from exordiri to begin, from ex- + ordiri to begin — more at order
First Known Use: 1577
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