exordium
noun
ex·or·di·um eg-ˈzȯr-dē-əm 
plural exordiums or exordia eg-ˈzȯr-dē-ə
: a beginning or introduction especially to a discourse or composition
exordial
eg-ˈzȯr-dē-əl
adjective 
Synonyms
- foreword
- intro
- introduction
- preamble
- preface
- prelude
- proem
- prologue
- prolog
- prolusion
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
in his exordium the author warns his readers that they should expect a radically different interpretation of the causes of the war
Word History
Etymology
Latin, from exordiri to begin, from ex- + ordiri to begin — more at order
First Known Use
1577, in the meaning defined above
exordiums
noun
variants or exordia
as in prefaces
a short section (as of a book) that leads to or explains the main part in his exordium the author warns his readers that they should expect a radically different interpretation of the causes of the war Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- prefaces
- forewords
- proems
- prologs
- prolusions
- introductions
- intros
- prologues
- preludes
- preambles
- outsets
- beginnings
- starts
- initiations
- commencements
- openings
- origins
- originations
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- epilogs
- epilogues
- envoys
- postscripts
- aftermaths
- conclusions
- envois
- stops
- ends
- terminations
- finishes
- closings
- cessations
- closes
- finales