exordium
exordium · exordiums · exordia
начало, вступление, введение
A beginningA beginning.
UK/ɛɡˈzɔːdɪəm/US/ɛɡˈzɔɹdɪəm/
Meaning
2 senses(formal)A beginning.
нача́лоnačálo
The introduction to an essay or discourse.
вступле́ниеvstuplénije, введе́ниеvvedénije
More definitions
- (rhetoric) the introductory section of an oration or discourse
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
beginning:
introduction to an essay or discourse:
Origin
Borrowed from Latin exordium (“beginning, commencement”), from exōrdior (“to begin, commenBorrowed from Latin exordium (“beginning, commencement”), from exōrdior (“to begin, commence”), from ex (“out of, from”) + ōrdior (“to begin”).
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Forms
plural: exordiums / exordiaWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular