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    exordium
    /ɪɡˈzɔːdɪəm/

    noun

    • 1. the beginning or introductory part, especially of a discourse or treatise. formal

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › exordiumExordium Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of EXORDIUM is a beginning or introduction especially to a discourse or composition.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › exordiumEXORDIUM Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Exordium definition: the beginning of anything.. See examples of EXORDIUM used in a sentence.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEXORDIUM definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    adjective. Word origin. L < exordiri, to begin a web, begin < ex-, from + ordiri, to lay the warp, begin: for IE base see order. Word Frequency. exordium in American English. (ɪɡˈzɔrdiəm, ɪkˈsɔr-) noun Word forms: plural -diums, -dia (-diə) 1. the beginning of anything. 2. the introductory part of an oration, treatise, etc.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › exordiumExordium - definition of exordium by The Free Dictionary

    Define exordium. exordium synonyms, exordium pronunciation, exordium translation, English dictionary definition of exordium. n. pl. ex·or·di·ums or ex·or·di·a A beginning or introductory part, especially of a speech or treatise. ex·or′di·al adj. American Heritage® Dictionary of...

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › exordiumExordium - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Jun 23, 2024 · exordium. Other forms: exordiums; exordia. Definitions of exordium. noun. (rhetoric) the introductory section of an oration or discourse. see more.

  7. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › exordiumexordium - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 4, 2024 · Noun. [ edit] exordium (plural exordiums or exordia) ( formal) A beginning. The introduction to an essay or discourse . Translations. [ edit] ± beginning. ± introduction to an essay or discourse. Dutch. [ edit] Etymology.

  8. www.thoughtco.com › exordium-rhetoric-term-1690693Exordium - Definition and Examples - ThoughtCo

    Aug 6, 2018 · Exordium - Definition and Examples. Allan Baxter / Getty Images. By. Richard Nordquist. Updated on August 06, 2018. In classical rhetoric, the introductory part of an argument in which a speaker or writer establishes credibility ( ethos) and announces the subject and purpose of the discourse. Plural: exordia . Etymology: From the Latin, "beginning"

  9. www.britannica.com › art › exordiumExordium | literature | Britannica

    exordium, in literature, the beginning or introduction, especially the introductory part of a discourse or composition. The term originally referred specifically to one of the traditional divisions of a speech established by classical rhetoricians.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › exordiumExordium Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Exordium definition: A beginning or introductory part, especially of a speech or treatise.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › exordium_nexordium, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    The earliest known use of the noun exordium is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for exordium is from 1581, in the writing of John Marbeck, composer and writer. exordium is a borrowing from Latin.