[ ɪg'zɔ:dɪəm , ɛg- ]
■ noun ( plural ~s or exordia ) formal the beginning or introduction of a discourse or treatise.
Derivatives
exordial adjective
Origin
C16: from L., from exordiri 'begin'.
[ ɪg'zɔ:dɪəm , ɛg- ]
■ noun ( plural ~s or exordia ) formal the beginning or introduction of a discourse or treatise.
Derivatives
exordial adjective
Origin
C16: from L., from exordiri 'begin'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004