exordium

Meaning

1. (declension-2) beginning, commencement
2. (declension-2) introduction, preface, start or beginning of a speech
3. (declension-2) foundation, creation

Concepts

commencement

the beginning

onset

start

beginning

initial

initiation

treatise

opening

origin

outset

preamble

dissertation

inception

incipience

Opposite of

fīnis

Synonyms

inceptum

limen

principium

primum

coeptus

commentatio

initium

initus

Translations

commencement

başlangıç

inizio

começo

princípio

principio

aanvang

principio

begin

início

début

comienzo

exorde

traité

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ɛkˈsoːr.di.ũː]

Etymology

From exōrdior.