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exordium
/ɛɡˈzɔːdɪəm//ɪɡˈzɔːdɪəm/
noun Plural exordia, Plural exordiums
formal
The beginning or introductory part, especially of a discourse or treatise.
Origin
Late 16th century: from Latin, from exordiri ‘begin’
Primordial Exordia
"In the beginning, God created..."
"It was a dark and stormy night..."
"When Augustus came out on the porch the blue pigs were eating a rattlesnake—not a very big one..."
"A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...."
@Algot TIL. Cool word.