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exordium
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1.
LEM
exōrdium, exōrdiī
ex
+
ordo
noun (n., 2
nd
declension)
[originally] the warp of a web
[hence] a beginning, commencement, origin
an introduction, exordium, proem, preface
Abbreviations
exōrdium ī, n ex + ordo.
—Orig., the warp of a web
— hence, a beginning, commencement, origin: mali: a Bruto capiamus exordium: primae pugnae, V.: dicendi.
—An introduction, exordium, proem, preface: quo utar exordio: quae prima exordia sumat? V.
