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Meaning of "exordium" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EXORDIUM

From Latin, from exōrdīrī to begin, from ōrdīrī to begin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF EXORDIUM

exordium  [ɛkˈsɔːdɪəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXORDIUM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Exordium is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EXORDIUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of exordium in the English dictionary

The definition of exordium in the dictionary is an introductory part or beginning, esp of an oration or discourse.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EXORDIUM


anacardium
ˌænəˈkɑːdɪəm
cypripedium
ˌsɪprɪˈpiːdɪəm
diascordium
ˌdaɪəˈskɔːdɪəm
endocardium
ˌɛndəʊˈkɑːdɪəm
epicardium
ˌɛpɪˈkɑːdɪəm
epicedium
ˌɛpɪˈsiːdɪəm
intermedium
ˌɪntəˈmiːdɪəm
medium
ˈmiːdɪəm
myocardium
ˌmaɪəʊˈkɑːdɪəm
pericardium
ˌpɛrɪˈkɑːdɪəm
podium
ˈpəʊdɪəm
praeludium
prɪˈluːdɪəm
primordium
praɪˈmɔːdɪəm
rutherfordium
ˌrʌðəˈfɔːdɪəm
sodium
ˈsəʊdɪəm
soredium
sɔːˈriːdɪəm
stadium
ˈsteɪdɪəm
tedium
ˈtiːdɪəm
tripudium
traɪˈpjuːdɪəm
uredium
jʊˈriːdɪəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EXORDIUM

exor.
exorability
exorable
exoration
exorbitance
exorbitancy
exorbitant
exorbitantly
exorbitate
exorciser
exorcism
exorcist
exorcistic
exorcistical
exorcize
exorcizer
exordia
exordial
exoskeletal
exoskeleton

WORDS THAT END LIKE EXORDIUM

caladium
clostridium
compendium
contrast medium
cryptosporidium
culture medium
cymbidium
desmodium
disodium
erodium
indium
interstellar medium
iridium
monosodium
plasmodium
presidium
radium
rhodium
sports stadium
vanadium

Synonyms and antonyms of exordium in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EXORDIUM»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «exordium» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of exordium

Translation of «exordium» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EXORDIUM

Find out the translation of exordium to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of exordium from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «exordium» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

绪论
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

exordio
570 millions of speakers

English

exordium
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

exordium
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

exordium
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Exordium
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

exórdio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গ্রন্থাদির ভূমিকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

exordium
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Exordium
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Exordium
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

冒頭
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

exordium
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Exordium
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lời mở đầu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

exordium
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एक्सऑर्डिअम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

önsöz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

esordio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Exordium
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Exordium
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

exordium
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

exordium
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aanhef
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

exordium
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

exordium
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of exordium

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EXORDIUM»

The term «exordium» is normally little used and occupies the 111.947 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EXORDIUM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about exordium

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXORDIUM»

Discover the use of exordium in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to exordium and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cicero: Pro P. Sulla Oratio
In this exordium Cicero draws on the first two of these sources by evoking pity for Sulla's tragic fate, by referring to his own feelings and character, and by criticising obliquely the motives and methods of the opposition. Thus in this exordium ...
Marcus Tullius Cicero, Dominic H. Berry, 2004
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Handbook of Literary Rhetoric: A Foundation for Literary Study
A) Exordium (§§ 263-288) 263. The exordium (Quint. Inst. 4.1.1; Rhet.Her. 1.4; Cic. Inv. 1.20), prooemium (Quint. Inst. 3.9.1; Viet. 1 p. 373,32 and 15 p.421,19), princip- ium (Quint. Inst. 4.1.1; Viet. 1 p. 373,27; in the plural principia: Fortun.
Heinrich Lausberg, David E. Orton, R. Dean Anderson, 1998
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The Cistercian Evolution: The Invention of a Religious Order ...
He uses the entire text of the Exordium Parvum in an account of monasticism, mostly in Gaul, from early Christian times. The other five books of the Exordium Magnum are about Clairvaux, incorporating many passages from twelfth- century  ...
Constance Hoffman Berman, 2010
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A Handbook to the Exegesis of the New Testament
He outlines 2 Peter as having an epistolary prescript (or quasi-exordium), an exordium (1:3-15), aprobatio (1:16- 3:13), and aperoratio (3:14-18). Watson identifies 2 Peter as deliberative rhetoric. He explains that this form of rhetoric need not ...
Stanley E. Porter, 1997
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The Victorian Pulpit: Spoken and Written Sermons in ...
Lessenich tells us that, whereas "in theory exordium and explication were distinct parts" of a sermon, "there existed many exceptions, cases in which the explication was contained in the exordium, or the exordium altogether omitted" ( Elements ...
Robert H. Ellison, 1998
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Paul's Letter to the Romans and Roman Imperialism: An ...
Despite disagreement on division among the rhetorical schools, the exordium or proemium received general agreement, not only as the first category of division but also in terms of definition.178 According to Aristotle, the exordium was “the ...
Ian E. Rock, 2012
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The Great Beginning of Cîteaux: A Narrative of the Beginning ...
the work of Stephen Harding, one of the three founders of Citeaux, while the Exordium cistercii was considered a later abridgment of it. This interpretation has been challenged, and the Exordium parvum, the Exordium cistercii, and the various ...
Konrad (Abbot of Eberbach), Ellen Rozanne Elder, 2012
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Paul's Letter to the Romans: A Socio-rhetorical Commentary
Exordium and Narratio — 1.8-15 In an epistolary piece of rhetoric there is an overlap between the wish-prayer and the exordium, though the rhetorical function of the two is the same. A regular feature of such prayers/ exordia is that they give a ...
Ben Witherington, Darlene Hyatt, 2004
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Homiletics: or, The theory of preaching
If we are not bound to this condition, we may allow ourselves, under the name of an exordium, all manner of divergence, and take the liberty to start with a digression. We may be assured that an exordium is not a good one, if it does not appear ...
Alexandre Rodolphe Vinet, Thomas Harvey Skinner, 1870
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Claude's Essay on the Composition of a Sermon: With Notes ...
I add, in the second place, the exordium must be connected with the ichole matter of the text. It ought not merely to relate to one of its parts, (or to one view only, if you intend to consider it in different views) but to all. One of the principal uses of ...
Jean Claude, 1844

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXORDIUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term exordium is used in the context of the following news items.
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SDCC '15: Indulge In The Art Of Mirror's Edge From Dark Horse
Be sure to also check out the comic Mirror's Edge: Exordium, which is written by Christofer Emgard, with art by Mattias Häggström, Robert ... «Bleeding Cool News, Jul 15»
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E3 2015: Wrap Up and the Possibilities of Comics in Video Games
Halo: Escalation, Tomb Raider, Plants Vs Zombies, Mirror's Edge: Exordium, Skylanders, Metal Gear and Persona 4 are just some that come to ... «Comics Beat, Jun 15»
3
E3 2015 Hands On: MIRROR'S EDGE CATALYST, Parkour Got an …
Fortunately, Dark Horse Comics is bring Faith's story to comics in the six issue mini series, Mirror's Edge: Exordium. We'll only have to wait till ... «Comics Beat, Jun 15»
4
Henry Threadgill & Zooid: In for a Penny, In for a Pound
The two songs, “In for a penny, in for a pound (opening)” and “Off the prompt box (exordium)” wouldn't be out of place on one of the This Brings ... «PopMatters, Jun 15»
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Comic Book News June 9th – June 14th
In a collaboration with Electronic Arts and DICE, Dark Horse will be publishing Mirror's Edge™: Exordium, a six-issue limited series that takes ... «Emertainment Monthly, Jun 15»
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Mirror's Edge Catalyst Is Coming To Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics and Electronic Arts are pleased to announce Mirror's Edge: Exordium, a six-issue limited series that delves into the ... «Bleeding Cool News, Jun 15»
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'Mirror's Edge' Gets Prequel Comic 'Mirror's Edge: Exordium' From …
“Mirror's Edge: Exordium” will be written by DICE Narrative Director Christofer Emgard and will feature art from various artists, such as Mattias ... «International Business Times, Jun 15»
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Henry Threadgill and Zooid – In for a Penny, In for a Pound …
The second disc launches with the fast-moving, “Off the Prompt Box,” which Threadgill cites as an exordium (which means “beginning” in Latin). «Audiophile Audition, Jun 15»
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Understanding Islam: A brief explanation of the unclear Koran
The Exordium (Al-Fatihah) is the longest and Men (Al-Nas) the shortest. It is here that the confusion for scholars begins because the chapters ... «Communities Digital News, Jun 15»
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Sincerely, Dead – Cloven EP
The eerie intro track, “Exordium,” had my hopes way up, and track two, “Ouija,” was pay-off enough all on its own. “Ouija” has such a strong ... «DOA, May 15»

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