introduction (ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən
)
Definitions
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 others ⇒
conjunction-introduction
negation-introduction
Synonyms
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launch,
institution,
establishment,
start,
opening,
beginning,
pioneering,
presentation,
initiation,
inauguration,
induction,
commencement,
instigation,
=
opening,
prelude,
preface,
lead-in,
preliminaries,
overture,
preamble,
foreword,
prologue,
intro,
commencement,
opening remarks
proem,
opening passage
prolegomena,
prolegomenon,
exordium,
Translations
- British English:
introduction
The introduction of something is the act of causing it to enter a place or exist in a system for the first time....the introduction of a computerized payment system.ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən NOUN ...the introduction of a computerized payment system.
- Spanish:
introducción
nf
- French:
présentation
nf
- German: Bekanntmachen nnt
- Chinese: 介绍 n
- Arabic: مُقَدِّمَةٌ n
- Portuguese: introdução nf
- Russian: вступление nnt
- Croatian: uvod nm
- Czech: představení nnt
- Danish: introduktion nutr
- Dutch: introductie nf
- Finnish: esittely n
- Greek: σύσταση nf
- Italian: presentazione nf
- Japanese: 紹介 n
- Korean: 소개 n
- Norwegian: introduksjon nm
- Polish: wprowadzenie nnt
- Brazilian Portuguese: introdução nf
- European Spanish:
introducción
nf
- Swedish: introduktion nutr
- Thai: การแนะนำ n
- Turkish: tanıtma n
- Vietnamese: sự giới thiệu n
Usage examples
I have dreamt of tonight's party, my introduction to London's literary scene, on every day of those last twelve years.
, LOVE YOU MADLY (2002)Trevor Foss's farming column is a chatty, well-illustrated and informative introduction to the countryside for outsiders.
Country Life (2004)The legislation is part of a housing Bill which passed its final stage in the Seanad yesterday, after its introduction at short notice.
Irish Times (2002)However, as more and more men signed up for the Confederate Army, pressure grew for the introduction of Archie's engine.
Glasgow Herald (2001)She launches into a brief and understandably partisan introduction to spiritualism.
, HEAVEN: A Traveller's Guide to the Undiscovered Country (2002)