exordia — ex·or·di·um || ek sÉ”ËdjÉ™m n. opening, introduction, beginning … English contemporary dictionary
exordium — exordial, adj. /ig zawr dee euhm, ik sawr /, n., pl. exordiums, exordia / dee euh/. 1. the beginning of anything. 2. the introductory part of an oration, treatise, etc. [1525 35; < L exordium, equiv. to ex EX 1 + ord(iri) to begin + … Universalium
Exordium — Ex*or di*um ( [u^]m), n.; pl. E. {Exordiums} ( [u^]mz), L. {Exordia} ( [.a]). [L. fr. exordiri to begin a web, lay a warp, begin; ex out + ordiri to begin a web, begin; akin to E. order. See {Order}.] A beginning; an introduction; especially, the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Exordiums — Exordium Ex*or di*um ( [u^]m), n.; pl. E. {Exordiums} ( [u^]mz), L. {Exordia} ( [.a]). [L. fr. exordiri to begin a web, lay a warp, begin; ex out + ordiri to begin a web, begin; akin to E. order. See {Order}.] A beginning; an introduction;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
exordium — noun (plural diums or exordia) Etymology: Latin, from exordiri to begin, from ex + ordiri to begin more at order Date: 1577 a beginning or introduction especially to a discourse or composition • exordial adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
Loeb Classical Library — The Loeb Classical Library is a series of books, today published by the Harvard University Press, which presents important works of ancient Greek and Latin Literature in a way designed to make the text accessible to the broadest possible audience … Wikipedia
Nothing comes from nothing — (Latin: ex nihilo nihil fit) is a philosophical expression of a thesis first argued by Parmenides. It is associated with ancient Greek cosmology, such as presented not just in the opus of Homer and Hesiod, but also in virtually every… … Wikipedia
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Steven M. Cerutti — Steven Matthew Cerutti (born November 10, 1960, in New York City) is a Professor of Classics in North Carolina. He received his undergraduate education at the University of Iowa, where he majored in both English Literature and Classics. His… … Wikipedia
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