transcription, транскрипция: [ eg-ˈzȯr-dē-əm ]
noun
( plural -diums or ex·or·dia -dē-ə)
Etymology: Latin, from exordiri to begin, from ex- + ordiri to begin — more at order
Date: 1577
: a beginning or introduction especially to a discourse or composition
• ex·or·di·al -dē-əl adjective