Introduction Definition
ĭntrə-dŭkshən
noun
An introducing or being introduced.
Webster's New World
Anything introduced, or brought into use, knowledge, or fashion.
Webster's New World
Anything that introduces, or prepares the way for.
Webster's New World
The formal presentation of one person to another, to an audience, to society, etc.
Webster's New World
Something spoken, written, or otherwise presented in beginning or introducing something, especially:
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- baptism
- first taste
- enlightenment
- awakening
- start
- first-contact
- elementary statement
- initiation
- preliminary training
- basic principles
- first acquaintance
- essentials
- survey
- grammar
- first book
Other Word Forms of Introduction
Noun
Singular:
introduction
Plural:
introductionsOrigin of Introduction
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Middle English introduccioun from Old French introduction from Latin intrōductiō intrōductiōn- from intrōductus past participle of intrōdūcere to bring in introduce
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French introduction, from Latin (ultimately intrōdūcō), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros (“inner, what is inside”) and Proto-Indo-European *dewk-.
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