exordiums

variants or exordia
plural of exordium
as in prefaces
a short section (as of a book) that leads to or explains the main part in his exordium the author warns his readers that they should expect a radically different interpretation of the causes of the war

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Noun
  • This rosé is all about coastal herbs, grapefruit pith, white peach and sea spray, Landa prefaces.
    Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • One major change is how the show will dole out introductions for each of its main characters.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
  • And Nike has been prolific with new style introductions.
    Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
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