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Definition of “intro

intro (ˈɪntrəʊPronunciation for intro

Definitions

noun

  1. informal short for introduction

intro-

Definitions

prefix

  1. in, into, or inward  ⇒ introvert 

Word Origin

from Latin intrō towards the inside, inwardly, within

intro. or introd.

Definitions

abbreviation for

  1. introduction
  2. introductory

Usage examples

  • `Oh, well," sighed the interviewer, knowing when she was beaten, `I'll just have to bring you in with a strong intro.
    Martin, Joy, The Image of Laura (1993)
  • So ran the intro to an article by Richard Norton-Taylor, security affairs editor at the UK Guardian, in November.
    Spiked (2004)
  • After the soulful solo intro , the rest of the band joined in playing in a totally different key.
    Globe and Mail (2003)
  • For she belongs to a mafia family and every man she has intro duced to her father (played by James Caan) has ended up being corrupted.
    Sun, News of the World (1999)
  • In one of the scant breaks in the conversation I launched into the offbeat intro to Pap Montero on my tres, knowing that Toni would follow.
    Tomas Graves, TUNING UP AT DAWN: A Memoir of Music and Majorca (2004)

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