introduction

[ in-truh-duhk-shuhn ]

/ ˌɪn trəˈdʌk ʃən /

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noun

the act of introducing or the state of being introduced.

a formal personal presentation of one person to another or others.

a preliminary part, as of a book, musical composition, or the like, leading up to the main part.

an elementary treatise: an introduction to botany.

an act or instance of inserting.

something introduced.

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Origin of introduction

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English introduccion, from Latin intrōductiōn- (stem of intrōductiō ). See introduce, -tion

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3. Introduction, foreword, preface refer to material given at the front of a book to explain or introduce it to the reader. A foreword is part of the front matter and is usually written by someone other than the author, often an authority on the subject of the book. A preface is the author's own statement, and often includes acknowledgments. It follows the foreword (if there is one) and is also part of the front matter. The introduction is always by the author. It may be extensive and is usually printed as part of the text.

OTHER WORDS FROM introduction

re·in·tro·duc·tion, nounself-in·tro·duc·tion, nounsub·in·tro·duc·tion, noun

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How to use introduction in a sentence

We see detoxing as a path to transcendence, a symbol of modern urban virtue and self-transformation through abstinence.
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Stephanie Giorgio, a classical musician, credits The Class for helping her cope with anxiety, focus, fear, and self-doubt.
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For someone with anorexia, self-starvation makes them feel better.
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I went into the audition as Fericito, the Venezuelan percussionist, and then I did a self-defense expert.
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Finding the shop is a trip in itself and an introduction to a slice of history.
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Let the thought of self pass in, and the beauty of great action is gone, like the bloom from a soiled flower.
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Now this setting up of an orderly law-abiding self seems to me to imply that there are impulses which make for order.
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At present, Louis was too self-absorbed by the struggles within him, to look deep into what was passing around him.
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But to wave this discourse of Heathens, how many self-contradicting principles are there held among Christians?
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Jean grinned and dribbled self-consciously, and showed his two little teeth to the proudest father in the world.
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British Dictionary definitions for introduction

introduction

/ (ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən) /

noun

the act of introducing or fact of being introduced

a presentation of one person to another or others

a means of presenting a person to another person, group, etc, such as a letter of introduction or reference

a preliminary part, as of a book, speech, etc

music

an instrumental passage preceding the entry of a soloist, choir, etc
an opening passage in a movement or composition that precedes the main material

something that has been or is introduced, esp something that is not native to an area, country, etc

a basic or elementary work of instruction, reference, etc

logic (qualified by the name of an operation) a syntactic rule specifying the conditions under which a formula or statement containing the specified operator may be derived from othersconjunction-introduction; negation-introduction

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