Term: exordium: (rhetoric) the introductory section of an oration or discourse
Broader: introduction: the first section of a communication | Unrelated: western mountain ash: an ash of the western coast of North America
Broader: introduction: the first section of a communication | Unrelated: lottery: players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots
Broader: introduction: the first section of a communication | Unrelated: lifesaving: saving the lives of drowning persons
Broader: introduction: the first section of a communication | Unrelated: international law enforcement agency: an international administrative unit responsible for law enforcement
Broader: introduction: the first section of a communication | Unrelated: lombardy poplar: distinguished by its columnar fastigiate shape and erect branches
Broader: introduction: the first section of a communication | Unrelated: cynips: type genus of the Cynipidae: gall wasps
Broader: introduction: the first section of a communication | Unrelated: field chickweed: densely tufted perennial chickweed of north temperate zone
Broader: introduction: the first section of a communication | Unrelated: nicotine addiction: an addiction to nicotine
Broader: introduction: the first section of a communication | Unrelated: jump ball: (basketball) the way play begins or resumes when possession is disputed; an official tosses the ball up between two players who jump in an effort to tap it to a teammate
Broader: introduction: the first section of a communication | Unrelated: scintillation counter: counter tube in which light flashes when exposed to ionizing radiation