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introduction vs exordium

exordium vs introduction

introduction and exordium both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
introduction Yes No No No
exordium Yes No No No
As nouns, exordium is a hyponym of introduction; that is, exordium is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than introduction:
  • introduction: the first section of a communication
  • exordium: (rhetoric) the introductory section of an oration or discourse
Other hyponyms of introduction include opening, foreword, preface, prolusion, preamble, prolegomenon, prologue.
introduction (noun) exordium (noun)
the act of putting one thing into another (rhetoric) the introductory section of an oration or discourse
the act of beginning something new
the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
the first section of a communication
formally making a person known to another or to the public
a basic or elementary instructional text
a new proposal
Difference between introduction and exordium

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