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Definition: EXORDIUM

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. (rhetoric) the introductory section of an oration or discourse.[Wordnet]
2. A beginning; an introduction; especially, the introductory part of a discourse or written composition, which prepares the audience for the main subject; the opening part of an oration.[Websters].

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"Exordium" is a common misspelling or typo for: exordiums.

Date "Exordium" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1476. (references)

Etymology:Exordium \Ex*or"di*um\ (-[u^]m), noun; plural English Exordiums(-[u^]mz), Latin Exordia(-[.a]). [Latin from exordiri to begin a web, lay a warp, begin; ex out + ordiri to begin a web, begin; akin to English order. See Order.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: EXORDIUM

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Noun] plu. exordiums. In oratory, the beginning; the introductory part of a discourse, which prepares the audience for the main subject; the preface or proemial part of a composition. The exordium may be formal and deliberate, or abrupt and vehement, according to the nature of the subject and occasion.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wikipedic 1. In Western classical rhetoric, the exordium is the introductory section of a discourse; see Exordium (rhetoric). (references)
Wiktionary 1: [Noun] a beginning. (references)
  2: [Noun] the introduction to a paper or discourse 1985: This is a feeble article of faith to begin with, but it helps to push my pen through this exordium and what now follows. � Anthony Burgess, Kingdom of the Wicked. (references)

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Common Expressions: EXORDIUM

Expressions Definition
Exordium (rhetoric) In Western classical rhetoric, the exordium was the introductory portion of an oration. The term is Latin and the Greek equivalent was called the Proem or Prooimion. (references)

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Extended Definition: EXORDIUM

Exordium

Exordium can mean several things:

  • Exordium (rhetoric), in Western classical rhetoric is the introductory section of a discourse.
  • Surat Al-Fatiha ("The Opening" or "The Exordium"), the opening chapter of the Qur'an.
  • The Mass for the Feast of the Sacred Heart.
  • Technology in Revelation Space#Exordium, a fictional experiment involving time travel from the Revelation Space series
  • Exordium (EP) - An EP by Dutch symphonic metal band After Forever.
  • The Exordium, the series of books written by Mehdi Zand
  • Exordium series, the science fiction book series written by Sherwood Smith and Dave Trowbridge
  • The title of an orchestral work written by Daniel James Colson

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Exordium". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: EXORDIUM

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Exordium 13     Exordium 13
Exordium (EP) 6     Exordium (EP) 6
Exordium (rhetoric) 4     Exordium (rhetoric) 4
The Exordium 4     The Exordium 4

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Translations: EXORDIUM

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Al Arabiya تصدير (exordium, export, foreword, preface, prefix), تَصْدِير (exordium, foreword, commencement, commencements, editorial), دِيبَاجَة (commencement, commencements, editorial, editorials, exordium), فاتِحَة (beginning, introduction, preamble, preface, proem), تَوْطِئَة (commencement, commencements, editorial, editorials, exordium), بُدَاءَة (beginning, beginnings, commencement, commencements, commencing), مَطْلَع (beginning, introduction, onset, proem, beginnings), اِفْتِتاحِيَّة (editorial, editorials, exordium, exordiums, face), اِسْتِهْلال (preface, commencement, commencements, commencing, editorial). Additional references: Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Al Fus-Ha تصدير (exordium, export, foreword, preface, prefix), تَصْدِير (exordium, foreword, commencement, commencements, editorial), دِيبَاجَة (commencement, commencements, editorial, editorials, exordium), فاتِحَة (beginning, introduction, preamble, preface, proem), تَوْطِئَة (commencement, commencements, editorial, editorials, exordium), بُدَاءَة (beginning, beginnings, commencement, commencements, commencing), مَطْلَع (beginning, introduction, onset, proem, beginnings), اِفْتِتاحِيَّة (editorial, editorials, exordium, exordiums, face), اِسْتِهْلال (preface, commencement, commencements, commencing, editorial). Additional references: Al Fus-Ha, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Albanian parathënie (introduction, preface, exordium, foreword, intro). Additional references: Albanian, Turkey (Europe), exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Andhra గ్రంథారంభము (exordium), నాందిశ్లోకము (exordium). Additional references: Andhra, India, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Arabic تصدير (exordium, export, foreword, preface, prefix), تَصْدِير (exordium, foreword, commencement, commencements, editorial), دِيبَاجَة (commencement, commencements, editorial, editorials, exordium), فاتِحَة (beginning, introduction, preamble, preface, proem), تَوْطِئَة (commencement, commencements, editorial, editorials, exordium), بُدَاءَة (beginning, beginnings, commencement, commencements, commencing), مَطْلَع (beginning, introduction, onset, proem, beginnings), اِفْتِتاحِيَّة (editorial, editorials, exordium, exordiums, face), اِسْتِهْلال (preface, commencement, commencements, commencing, editorial). Additional references: Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Arnaut parathënie (introduction, preface, exordium, foreword, intro). Additional references: Arnaut, Turkey (Europe), exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Balgarski увод (exordium, introduction, preamble, preliminary, prelude), встъпление (entry, exordium, preamble, preliminary, prelude), въведение (introduction, prelude, prodrome, entry, exordium). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Balgarski (transliteration) uvod (exordium, introduction, preamble, preliminary, prelude), vstʺplenie (entry, exordium, preamble, preliminary, prelude), vʺvedenie (introduction, prelude, prodrome, entry, exordium). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Bohemian úvodní část (exordium), úvod (introduction, entrance, preface, induction, opening), poèetak (beginning, commencement, derivation, embarcation, entry), preludium (voluntary, exordium, prelude). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Brazilian Portuguese exordial (exordium). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Bulgarian увод (exordium, introduction, preamble, preliminary, prelude), встъпление (entry, exordium, preamble, preliminary, prelude), въведение (introduction, prelude, prodrome, entry, exordium). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Bulgarian (transliteration) uvod (exordium, introduction, preamble, preliminary, prelude), vstʺplenie (entry, exordium, preamble, preliminary, prelude), vʺvedenie (introduction, prelude, prodrome, entry, exordium). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Cestina úvodní část (exordium), úvod (introduction, entrance, preface, induction, opening), poèetak (beginning, commencement, derivation, embarcation, entry), preludium (voluntary, exordium, prelude). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 绪论 (exordium, prolegomena), 绪言 (preface, exordium), 开端 (beginning, start, dayspring, exordium, beginnings). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 緒論 (exordium, prolegomena), 緒言 (preface, exordium), 開端 (beginning, start, dayspring, exordium, preface). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Czech úvodní část (exordium), úvod (introduction, entrance, preface, induction, opening), poèetak (beginning, commencement, derivation, embarcation, entry), preludium (voluntary, exordium, prelude). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Dari ديباچه (preface, foreword, exordium, introduction, catastasis), مقدمه (introduction, antecedent, foretoken, induction, preface), سراغاز (preface, prologue, foreword, opening, exordium), سردفتر (exordium), اول هر چيزى (exordium), اغاز (alpha, dawn, inception, outset, preface). Additional references: Dari, Iran, Indo-European, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch Einleitung (introduction, initiation, preamble, preface, prelude). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch inleiding (introduction, preface, preamble, exordium, handbook). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Français exorde (exordium, beginning of a letter). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
French exorde (exordium, beginning of a letter). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Gaelg cooid hoshee (exordium), ayrn toshee (exordium). Additional references: Gaelg, United Kingdom, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Gailck cooid hoshee (exordium), ayrn toshee (exordium). Additional references: Gailck, United Kingdom, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Gentoo గ్రంథారంభము (exordium), నాందిశ్లోకము (exordium). Additional references: Gentoo, India, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
German Einleitung (introduction, initiation, preamble, preface, prelude). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek προοίμιο (preamble, preface, prologue, exordium, overture). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek (transliteration) prooimio (preamble, preface, prologue, exordium, overture). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal 머리말 (foreword, preamble, exordium, proem, Prolog), 서문 (proem, foreword, preface, prolegomena, prolegomenon), 시작 (beginning, inchoation, gambit, initiative, spring), 서론 (exordium, induction, introduction, preamble, prolusion). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua 머리말 (foreword, preamble, exordium, proem, Prolog), 서문 (proem, foreword, preface, prolegomena, prolegomenon), 시작 (beginning, inchoation, gambit, initiative, spring), 서론 (exordium, induction, introduction, preamble, prolusion). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Hebrew מָבוֹא (adit, exordium, foreword, intro, introduction), פְּתִיחָה (exordium, foreword, inception, kickoff, onset), הַקְדָּמָה (exordium, foreword, introduction, preamble, preface). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
High Arabic تصدير (exordium, export, foreword, preface, prefix), تَصْدِير (exordium, foreword, commencement, commencements, editorial), دِيبَاجَة (commencement, commencements, editorial, editorials, exordium), فاتِحَة (beginning, introduction, preamble, preface, proem), تَوْطِئَة (commencement, commencements, editorial, editorials, exordium), بُدَاءَة (beginning, beginnings, commencement, commencements, commencing), مَطْلَع (beginning, introduction, onset, proem, beginnings), اِفْتِتاحِيَّة (editorial, editorials, exordium, exordiums, face), اِسْتِهْلال (preface, commencement, commencements, commencing, editorial). Additional references: High Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
High German Einleitung (introduction, initiation, preamble, preface, prelude). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch Einleitung (introduction, initiation, preamble, preface, prelude). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Hungarian bevezetés (prelude, installation, introduction, preface, induction). Additional references: Hungarian, Hungary, Austria, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Italian esordio (outset, beginning, debut, exordium, introduction), proemio (proem, foreword, preamble, preface, exordium). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Ivrit מָבוֹא (adit, exordium, foreword, intro, introduction), פְּתִיחָה (exordium, foreword, inception, kickoff, onset), הַקְדָּמָה (exordium, foreword, introduction, preamble, preface). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese 冒頭 (outset, beginning, start, exordium, opening), 前置き (preface, introduction, exordium, pre placement, prelude), 初め (beginning, origin, start, outset, beginnings), 序説 (introduction, exordium, isagoge, preface), 序論 (introduction, preface, exordium). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean 머리말 (foreword, preamble, exordium, proem, Prolog), 서문 (proem, foreword, preface, prolegomena, prolegomenon), 시작 (beginning, inchoation, gambit, initiative, spring), 서론 (exordium, induction, introduction, preamble, prolusion). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Magyar bevezetés (prelude, installation, introduction, preface, induction). Additional references: Magyar, Hungary, Austria, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Manx cooid hoshee (exordium), ayrn toshee (exordium). Additional references: Manx, United Kingdom, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Manx Gaelic cooid hoshee (exordium), ayrn toshee (exordium). Additional references: Manx Gaelic, United Kingdom, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Parsi ديباچه (preface, foreword, exordium, introduction, catastasis), مقدمه (introduction, antecedent, foretoken, induction, preface), سراغاز (preface, prologue, foreword, opening, exordium), سردفتر (exordium), اول هر چيزى (exordium), اغاز (alpha, dawn, inception, outset, preface). Additional references: Parsi, Iran, Indo-European, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian ديباچه (preface, foreword, exordium, introduction, catastasis), مقدمه (introduction, antecedent, foretoken, induction, preface), سراغاز (preface, prologue, foreword, opening, exordium), سردفتر (exordium), اول هر چيزى (exordium), اغاز (alpha, dawn, inception, outset, preface). Additional references: Persian, Iran, Indo-European, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian (Farsi) ديباچه (preface, foreword, exordium, introduction, catastasis), مقدمه (introduction, antecedent, foretoken, induction, preface), سراغاز (preface, prologue, foreword, opening, exordium), سردفتر (exordium), اول هر چيزى (exordium), اغاز (alpha, dawn, inception, outset, preface). Additional references: Persian (Farsi), Iran, Indo-European, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Polish wstęp (admission, admittance, preamble, prelude, introduction), dodatek (addition, appendix, supplement, appendage, additive). Additional references: Polish, Poland, Czech Republic, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Polnisch wstęp (admission, admittance, preamble, prelude, introduction), dodatek (addition, appendix, supplement, appendage, additive). Additional references: Polnisch, Poland, Czech Republic, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Polski wstęp (admission, admittance, preamble, prelude, introduction), dodatek (addition, appendix, supplement, appendage, additive). Additional references: Polski, Poland, Czech Republic, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Portuguese exordial (exordium). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian вступление (prelude, accession, exordium, onset, preamble). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian (transliteration) vstuplenie (prelude, accession, exordium, onset, preamble). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki вступление (prelude, accession, exordium, onset, preamble). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki (transliteration) vstuplenie (prelude, accession, exordium, onset, preamble). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Serbian (transliteration) uvod (introduction, preamble, prelude, proem, caption), početak (beginning, commencement, inception, incipience, onset). Additional references: Serbian (transliteration), exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Shkip parathënie (introduction, preface, exordium, foreword, intro). Additional references: Shkip, Turkey (Europe), exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Shqip parathënie (introduction, preface, exordium, foreword, intro). Additional references: Shqip, Turkey (Europe), exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Shqiperë parathënie (introduction, preface, exordium, foreword, intro). Additional references: Shqiperë, Turkey (Europe), exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Skchip parathënie (introduction, preface, exordium, foreword, intro). Additional references: Skchip, Turkey (Europe), exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish exordio (exordium, introduction, premise). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Tailangi గ్రంథారంభము (exordium), నాందిశ్లోకము (exordium). Additional references: Tailangi, India, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Telangire గ్రంథారంభము (exordium), నాందిశ్లోకము (exordium). Additional references: Telangire, India, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Telegu గ్రంథారంభము (exordium), నాందిశ్లోకము (exordium). Additional references: Telegu, India, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Telgi గ్రంథారంభము (exordium), నాందిశ్లోకము (exordium). Additional references: Telgi, India, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Telugu గ్రంథారంభము (exordium), నాందిశ్లోకము (exordium). Additional references: Telugu, India, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Tengu గ్రంథారంభము (exordium), నాందిశ్లోకము (exordium). Additional references: Tengu, India, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Terangi గ్రంథారంభము (exordium), నాందిశ్లోకము (exordium). Additional references: Terangi, India, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Tolangan గ్రంథారంభము (exordium), నాందిశ్లోకము (exordium). Additional references: Tolangan, India, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Tosk parathënie (introduction, preface, exordium, foreword, intro). Additional references: Tosk, Turkey (Europe), exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Turkish giriş (entry, input, entrance, introduction, access), başlangıç (beginning, start, commencement, origin, outset), bir konuşma ya da yazının başlangıcı ya da girişi (exordium exordia). Additional references: Turkish, Turkey, Bulgaria, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Ukrainian вступ (introduction, admission, entry, exordium, induction). Additional references: Ukrainian, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Ukrainian (transliteration) vstup (introduction, admission, entry, exordium, induction). Additional references: Ukrainian, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Urdu دیباچہ۔ مقدمہ۔ تمہید۔ مطلع۔ آغاز۔ بھومکا (exordium). Additional references: Urdu, Pakistan, India, exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
Zhgabe parathënie (introduction, preface, exordium, foreword, intro). Additional references: Zhgabe, Turkey (Europe), exordium. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: EXORDIUM

Language Translations for “exordium” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag athagexathagordathagiathagum (exordium). Additional references: Athag, exordium. (volunteer)
Double Dutch agexagordagiagum (exordium). Additional references: Double Dutch, exordium. (volunteer)
Leet &><()|z[)!|_||v| (exordium). Additional references: Leet, exordium. (volunteer)
Oppish opexopordopiopum (exordium). Additional references: Oppish, exordium. (volunteer)
Pig Latin exordiumway (exordium). Additional references: Pig Latin, exordium. (volunteer)
Terran B exordit (exordium). Additional references: Terran B, exordium. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi ubexubordubiubum (exordium). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, exordium. (volunteer)
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Ancestral and Extinct Language Translations: EXORDIUM

Language Period Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Latin 500 BCE - 1700 the beginning (exordium), commencement (exordium). Additional references: Latin, exordium. (volunteer)
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