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exordior

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Latin

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Etymology

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From ex- +‎ ordior.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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exōrdior (present infinitive exōrdīrī, perfect active exōrsus sum); fourth conjugation, deponent

  1. to begin, commence (originally in weaving)
    Synonyms: incohō, occipiō, incipiō, coepiō, ōrdior, initiō, ineō, moveō, mōlior
    Antonyms: subsistō, dēsistō, cessō

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Italian: esordire

References

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  • exordior”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • exordior”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • exordior in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.