Exordium
Translation of "exordium" into Russian
exordium
NounUK
/ɛkˈzɔːdɪəm/
US
/ɛkˈzɔrdɪəm/
exordium
exordiums pl
exordia pl
The exordium of the speech captured the audience's attention.
Вступление речи привлекло внимание аудитории.
Definitions
exordium
NounUK
/ɛkˈzɔːdɪəm/
US
/ɛkˈzɔrdɪəm/
The beginning or introductory part of a speech or written work.
The exordium of the novel set the tone for the mysterious events that followed.
In classical rhetoric, the introductory section of an oration in which the speaker seeks to win the audience’s attention and goodwill.
In his exordium, Cicero appealed to the jurors' sense of justice.