exordium

Noun

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

prolog beginning start overture opening introduction establishment presentation baptism preliminary preface awakening foreword prelude prologue
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Antonyms

epilogue envoy codicil envoi epilog closing part
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Hypernyms

introduction

Derivatives

exordiums exordia

Examples

My poetry is a declaration of war, not an exordium to defeat. It is not the defeated soldier's drumbeat of despair, but the fighting warrior's will to win. It is not the de-spirited voice of dejection but the stirring shout of victory. Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Close letter words and terms

exord exordia exordial exoreic exoresistant exorheic