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   exordium

   /ɪɡˈzɔːdɪəm/

   noun

   • 1. the beginning or introductory part, especially of a discourse or treatise. formal

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin, from exordiri ‘begin’, from ex- ‘out, from’ + ordiri ‘begin’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. exordial adjective

   Scrabble Points: 18

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   • X

     8

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