introduction
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2.1
- noun
- /ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən/
- OK, with that, with that brief introduction, let me talk about this course.
- a brief introduction
- the introduction section
- include an introduction
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Watch on YouTubeYou know, that was the only rhetorical introduction to the scene.
- You know, that was the only rhetorical introduction to the scene.
- The point of this long winded introduction here is thank you.
- It's got that nice introduction as well.
- Well, everybody starts with an introduction, so here we go.
- So as you'll know from the introduction, I study technology and culture.
- So I'll just read an introduction to this.
- Or Dawkins brings up being used for the introduction of a a television show.
- So today, let's take a sneak peek at the introduction of my book.
- So I think you've given us a pretty robust introduction to biohacking there so far.
- And so because our, our introduction hadn't set it up well enough.
- And so in the introduction, yeah, here we go.
Examples
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So just a quick introduction to our topic tonight.
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The basic program was intended to provide school personnel with an introduction to diabetes.
Academic text (2012) -
Well, everybody starts with an introduction, so here we go.
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And so it's a really great introduction to the world of starting companies.
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Which leads me to the introduction of our podcast.
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The talks provided a gentle introduction to many exciting research areas, methods, and open research problems.
Academic text (2017) -
It was a very nice introduction, and I am very thrilled and proud to be here today.
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For upper-grade-level students, it can also serve well for a discussion of the introduction of different instruments.
Academic text (2015) -
For three years running, I had used the Prisoner's Dilemma in my Introduction to Philosophy class.
Fiction book (2001) -
In the introduction of the book, the author explains the main themes and objectives.
Synonyms
62
3.2
A short speech that makes someone known and starts an event
19
6.0
An opening part of a play that explains the story or background
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4.9
A short introduction before the main part of a talk or story
9
4.7
A short introduction at the start of a book that explains what it is about, written by someone else
1
9.9
An introductory part of a speech or essay that prepares the audience
1
9.9
An introduction at the start of a book that explains its main ideas
1
9.5
A short introduction at the start of a book, poem, or speech
1
9.9
The opening words of a text that are used as its title
A short introduction before the main part of a book
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Etymology
Introduction comes from the parts intro- 'into' and duc- 'to lead', like the duct in conduct. So the introduction of a book or speech is the part that 'leads you into' the ideas that come next.