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   In·tro·duc·tion

   /ˌintrəˈdəkSHən/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action of introducing something: "issues arising from the introduction of new technology" Similar institutionestablishmentinitiationlaunchinaugurationfoundationinstigationstartcommencementinceptiondevelopmentoriginationpioneeringOpposite abolition
   • ▪ a thing newly brought into use or introduced to a place for the first time: "these grains are valuable introductions from Sweden"
   • 2. a formal presentation of one person to another, in which each is told the other's name: "he returned to his desk, leaving Michael to make the introductions" Similar presentationformal presentationmeetingaudienceinterviewencounter
   • 3. a thing preliminary to something else, especially an explanatory section at the beginning of a book, report, or speech: "your talk will need an introduction that states clearly what you are talking about and why" Similar forewordprefacepreambleprologuepreludefront matterlead-inopeningbeginningstartopening statementinformal:introprelimscurtain-raiserformal:prolegomenonproemexordiumprolusionOpposite afterwordappendix
   • ▪ a preliminary section in a piece of music, often thematically different from the main section: "his Fifth Symphony opens with an introduction featuring a solo tuba"
   • ▪ a book or course of study intended to introduce a subject to a person: "it is a simple introduction to Euclidean geometry" Similar basic explanation ofbrief account ofdescription ofthe basicsthe rudimentsthe fundamentalsthe groundwork
   • ▪ a person's first experience of a subject or thing: "my introduction to drama was through an amateur dramatic society" Similar initiationinductionbaptisminaugurationdebut

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin introductio(n-), from the verb introducere (see introduce).

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    introduction. WordReference English Thesaurus © 2024. Sense: Noun: making strangers acquainted. Synonyms: presentation, formality, matchmaking. Sense: Noun: preface. Synonyms: preface, foreword, preamble, prologue, prelude, intro (informal), opening, lead-in. Sense: Noun: act of establishing. Synonyms: