exordium
the beginning of anything.
the introductory part of an oration, treatise, etc.
Origin of exordium
1Other words from exordium
- ex·or·di·al, adjective
Words Nearby exordium
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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 InmanThis 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 DinoShe 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 SchillerA 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 WebsterThat Lucretian exordium he must have written in one of his happiest veins—under the sting of the poetical œstrum.
British Dictionary definitions for exordium
/ (ɛkˈsɔːdɪəm) /
an introductory part or beginning, esp of an oration or discourse
Origin of exordium
1Derived forms of exordium
- exordial, adjective
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