̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷dēəm noun
( plural exordiums -ēəmz ; or exor·dia -ēə)
Etymology: Latin, from exordiri to begin, begin a web, lay a warp, from ex- ex- (I) + ordiri to begin, begin a web — more at order
: beginning , introduction ; especially : the introductory part of a discourse or composition