introduction

in·tro·duc·tion

Use introduction in a sentence

noun

The definition of introduction is making something known for the first time, or formally telling two people who the other person is.
1. An example of introduction is when you create a new product and tell customers about it in a commercial.
2. An example of introduction is when you are at a party and you bring your husband and friend together and say "Mark, this is Judy. Judy, this is Mark."
Introduction is defined as the beginning of a book, movie, speech or piece of music.
An example of an introduction is when you have a section in a book before the first chapter.

Link/Cite

Link to this page

Cite this page

MLA Style

"introduction." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 22 April 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/INTRODUCTION>.

APA Style

introduction. (n.d.). Retrieved April 22nd, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/INTRODUCTION

introduction

an introducing or being introduced
anything introduced, or brought into use, knowledge, or fashion
anything that introduces, or prepares the way for; specif.,
1. the preliminary section of a book, often having material considered essential to an understanding of the main text
2. the preliminary part of a speech, treatise, etc.
3. an opening section of a musical composition
4. a preliminary guide or text
the formal presentation of one person to another, to an audience, to society, etc.

Origin of introduction

Middle English introduccion from Middle French introduction from Classical Latin introductio

Link/Cite

Link to this page

Cite this page

MLA Style

"introduction." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 22 April 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/INTRODUCTION>.

APA Style

introduction. (n.d.). Retrieved April 22nd, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/INTRODUCTION

introduction

noun

The act or process of introducing or the state of being introduced.
A means, such as a personal letter, of presenting one person to another.
Something recently introduced; an innovation: “He loathed a fork; it is a modern introduction which has still scarcely reached common people” ( D.H. Lawrence )
Something spoken, written, or otherwise presented in beginning or introducing something, especially:
a. A preface, as to a book.
b. Music A short preliminary passage in a larger movement or work.
c. A basic introductory text or course of study.

Origin of introduction

Middle English introduccioun from Old French introduction from Latin intrōductiō intrōductiōn- from intrōductus past participle of intrōdūcere to bring in ; see introduce .

THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Link/Cite

Link to this page

Cite this page

MLA Style

"introduction." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 22 April 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/INTRODUCTION>.

APA Style

introduction. (n.d.). Retrieved April 22nd, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/INTRODUCTION

Noun

(plural introductions)

The act or process of introducing.
A means, such as a personal letter, of presenting one person to another.
An initial section of a book or article, which introduces the subject material.

Origin

From Old French introduction, from Latin (ultimately intrōdūcō), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros (“inner, what is inside”) and Proto-Indo-European *dewk-.

English Wiktionary. Available under CC-BY-SA license.