exordium [ig-zawr-dee-uh m, ik-sawr-] WORD ORIGIN noun, plural ex·or·di·ums, ex·or·di·a [ig-zawr-dee-uh, ik-sawr-] /ɪgˈzɔr di ə, ɪkˈsɔr-/. the beginning of anything. the introductory part of an oration, treatise, etc. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of exordium 1525–35; Latin exōrdium, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + ōrd(īrī) to begin + -ium -ium Related formsex·or·di·al, adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Related Words for exordia debut, installation, opening, addition, presentation, inauguration, launch, initiation, preface, establishment, influx, signal, proposition, suggestion, invitation, proposal, bid, preamble, foreword, prologue British Dictionary definitions for exordia exordium noun plural -diums or -dia (-dɪə) an introductory part or beginning, esp of an oration or discourse Derived Formsexordial, adjectiveWord Origin for exordium C16: from Latin, from exōrdīrī to begin, from ōrdīrī to begin Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012