How to pronounce exordium
American English pronunciation
eg-ZOR-dee-um
- IPA
- /ɛɡˈzɔɹdi.əm/
- Syllables
- eg · ZOR · dee · um (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What exordium means
The opening part of a speech or essay
In a sentence: Her speech had a funny exordium that got everyone listening right away.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word for a beginning, from a verb meaning to begin.
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