exordium (redirected from exordiums)

ex·or·di·um  (g-zôrd-m, 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.

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

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ex·ordi·al adj.

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exordium

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

See also: Books, Rhetoric and Rhetorical Devices

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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