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Word: Exordium
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century: from Latin, from exordiri ‘begin’, from ex- ‘out, from’ + ordiri ‘begin’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪɡˈzɔːdɪəm
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɛɡˈzɔːdɪəm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the beginning or introductory part, especially of a discourse or treatise.
Short Definition:beginning
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