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introduction

introduction

81 2.1
The first part of a book, speech, or essay that explains the topic
  • noun
  • /ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən/
translation icon : introducción
  • OK, with that, with that brief introduction, let me talk about this course.
  • a brief introduction
  • the introduction section
  • include an introduction

You know, that was the only rhetorical introduction to the scene.

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Examples

  • So just a quick introduction to our topic tonight.

  • 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.

  • And so it's a really great introduction to the world of starting companies.

  • Which leads me to the introduction of our podcast.

  • 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.

  • 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

intro
vsintroduction
  • Informal
56 3.2

A short speech that makes someone known and starts an event

is the opening section of a work that sets the scene and direction
prologue
vsintroduction
  • Literature
21 6.0

An opening part of a play that explains the story or background

is the opening section used across genres, not only plays
foreword
vsintroduction
14 4.7

A short introduction at the start of a book that explains what it is about, written by someone else

is the opening section typically from the work's creator that sets context
lead-in
vsintroduction
  • Literature
9 4.9

A short introduction before the main part of a talk or story

is a fuller opening section that sets the stage for the whole work
proem
vsintroduction
  • Archaic
1 9.5

A short introduction at the start of a book, poem, or speech

is the main opening section that broadly prepares readers for the content
prolusion
vsintroduction
  • Archaic
9.9

A short introduction before the main part of a book

is a general opening section that frames what comes next
prolegomenon
vsintroduction
  • Literature
9.9

An introduction at the start of a book that explains its main ideas

is a simpler opening section focused on setting the scene rather than critique
exordium
vsintroduction
  • Literature
9.9

An introductory part of a speech or essay that prepares the audience

is the general opening section that prepares readers or listeners for the subject
incipit
vsintroduction
  • Literature
9.9

The opening words of a text that are used as its title

is the opening section that sets context beyond just the first words

Compounds

A planned launch of a new product to customers with advertising

Bringing back something that was stopped, removed, or rejected

How Long

background
365 2.6
preface
16 4.4
introduction
81 2.1
opening line
8 2.8

Surface Forms

introduction singular
introductions plural

Morphology

introduction = introduce (transparent) = introduce + ion

The sense 'first section of a book' is the noun formed from 'introduce' and is a transparent nominalization.

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.