exordium

ex·or·di·um (

g-zôr

k-sôr

n. pl. ex·or·di·ums or ex·or·di·a (-d

)

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

[Latin, from exrdr, to begin : ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + rdr, to begin; see ar- in Indo-European roots.]

ex·ordi·al adj.

exordium [ɛkˈsɔːdɪəm]

n pl -diums, -dia [-dɪə]

(Literature / Rhetoric) an introductory part or beginning, esp of an oration or discourse

[from Latin, from exōrdīrī to begin, from ōrdīrī to begin]

exordial adj

exordium

the beginning or introductory part of a book or other printed work, or of a discourse.

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exordium - (rhetoric) the introductory section of an oration or discourse

rhetoric - study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking)

introduction - the first section of a communication

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Books epilogue finale introduction preamble preface prologue rhetoric Rhetoric and Rhetorical Devices	Similarly, in the case of speeches, the exordium is prior in order to the narrative. The Categories by Aristotle View in context I confess I was startled, notwithstanding your delicate exordium. Barnaby Rudge - A Tale Of The Riots Of 'Eighty by Dickens, Charles View in context It will readily be surmised from this exordium that--incredible as it may seem in a man of thirty--this was my first visit to Paris. The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context	exophthalmic goitre Exophthalmic golter exophthalmos Exophthalmy Exophyllous exoplanet exoplasm Exopodite Exoptable Exopterygota Exoptile exor. exorable Exorate Exoration exorbitance exorbitant exorbitantly Exorbitate exorcise Exorciser exorcism exorcist exorcize Exordial exordium Exorhiza Exorhizal Exornation Exortive Exosculate Exoskeletal exoskeleton Exosmose exosmosis Exosmotic exosphere exospore exosporium Exossate Exossation Exosseous Exostome exostosis exoteric exotericism Exoterics Exotery Exotheca Exothecium exotherm	exorcising exorcising exorcising exorcism exorcism exorcism Exorcism ritual Exorcism ritual Exorcism ritual Exorcisms Exorcisms Exorcisms exorcist exorcist exorcist Exorcist, The Exorcist, The Exorcists Exorcists Exorcists exorcize exorcized exorcizes exorcizing EXORD EXORDER exordia exordia exordial exordial exordium Exordium Clause Exordium Clauses exordiums exordiums Exorheic Exorhiza Exorhizal exormia Exornation Exortive EXOS EXOS EXOSAT Exosculate exoserosis exoskeletal exoskeletal exoskeletal exoskeletal exoskeletal prosthesis exoskeleton exoskeleton exoskeleton exoskeleton Exoskeleton Flying Vehicle Exoskeletons Exoskeletons Exoskeletons Exoskeletons Exoskeletons for Human Performance Augmentation

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Rhetoric and Rhetorical Devices

Similarly, in the case of speeches, the exordium is prior in order to the narrative.

The Categories by Aristotle View in context

I confess I was startled, notwithstanding your delicate exordium.

Barnaby Rudge - A Tale Of The Riots Of 'Eighty by Dickens, Charles View in context

It will readily be surmised from this exordium that--incredible as it may seem in a man of thirty--this was my first visit to Paris.

The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context

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