Introduction
//ˌɪntɹəˈdʌkʃn̩// noun
noun ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act or process of introducing. countable, uncountable
"the introduction of a new product into the market"
- 2 the act of beginning something new wordnet
- 3 A means, such as a personal letter, of presenting one person to another. countable, uncountable
"David was feeling groggy at his introduction to Sophie, and didn't remember her name."
- 4 the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new wordnet
- 5 An initial section of a book or article, which introduces the subject material. countable, uncountable
"This book features a preface by a well-known botanist, and an introduction by the author's mentor at university."
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- 6 the act of putting one thing into another wordnet
- 7 A written or oral explanation of what constitutes the basis of an issue. countable, uncountable
"ECON 101: introduction to economics"
- 8 the first section of a communication wordnet
- 9 a basic or elementary instructional text wordnet
- 10 a new proposal wordnet
- 11 formally making a person known to another or to the public wordnet
Antonyms
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More examples"Mr Balboa is so well known as to need no introduction."
Etymology
From Middle English introduccioun, introduccyon, borrowed from Old French introduction, itself a borrowing from Latin intrōdūctiōnem, accusative of Latin intrōdūctiō, from intrōdūcō. By surface analysis, intro- + Latin dūctiō or introduce + -tion.
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