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exordium definition

ex·or·dium (eg zôr′dē əm, ig-; eks-, iks-)

noun pl. exordiums -·di·ums or exordia -·dia (-ə)

the opening part of an oration, treatise, etc.

Etymology: L < exordiri, to begin a web, begin < ex-, from + ordiri, to lay the warp, begin: for IE base see order

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