1. the introductory parts of speeches or written works
Usage: formal; rhetoric

Examples

• The professor analyzed the exordiums of several famous political speeches.
• Classical rhetoric emphasized the importance of compelling exordiums to capture audience attention.
• The debate coach taught students how to craft effective exordiums for their arguments.
• Ancient orators spent considerable time perfecting their exordiums.
• The book’s first chapter examines exordiums in Renaissance literature.
• Students practiced writing exordiums that would engage their readers immediately.