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

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Other Word Forms of Introduction

Singular:

introduction

Plural:

introductions

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
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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