EXORDIUM


Meaning of EXORDIUM in English

[ 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'.

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