# exordium

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɛɡˈzɔːdɪəm/

## Definitions
1. A beginning.
2. The introduction to an essay or discourse.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin exordium (“beginning, commencement”), from exōrdior (“I begin, commence”), from ex (“out of, from”) + ōrdior (“I begin”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/exordium