introduction
the act of introducing or the state of being introduced.
a formal personal presentation of one person to another or others.
a preliminary part, as of a book, musical composition, or the like, leading up to the main part.
an elementary treatise: an introduction to botany.
an act or instance of inserting.
something introduced.
Origin of introduction
1synonym study For introduction
Other words from introduction
- re·in·tro·duc·tion, noun
- self-in·tro·duc·tion, noun
- sub·in·tro·duc·tion, noun
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How to use introduction in a sentence
Less than a century after their introduction by humans, the islands’ toads have shrunk in size by about a third.
Guttural toads shrank by a third after just 100 years on two islands | Jake Buehler | November 19, 2020 | Science NewsThe introduction of paint in tubes, in the mid-19th century, allowed artists like Monet to work outdoors.
Computers are changing how art is made | Stephen Ornes | November 12, 2020 | Science News For StudentsWhether that happens or not, the introduction of a plant-based line by the world’s largest fast food chain will certainly challenge these brands’ dominance of the plant-based market.
The McPlant is coming. McDonald’s won’t name its supplier, but all signs point to Beyond Meat. | Tim Carman | November 10, 2020 | Washington PostThe decision generated heavy controversy, leading to the introduction of Prop 25 on this year’s ballot.
Here are the main tech ballot initiatives that passed in this election | Abby Ohlheiser | November 4, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewBiologist Stephen Jay Gould once noted that Mickey Mouse has become significantly more neotenous since his introduction in the 1920s.
What Makes Baby Yoda So Lovable? - Facts So Romantic | Morgan K. Hoke & Douglas K. Smit | November 4, 2020 | Nautilus
His later acquittal was my reintroduction to jury nullification, which I will discuss further in a moment.
Not This Again: The Ghost of Past Injustices, From the Draft Riots to Trayvon | Herb Boyd | July 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSome readers of the blog may remember me, but for the newer members of the audience, I will provide a short reintroduction.
The chronicler pauses to describe Hildebrand in this his sudden reintroduction to the great world.
The Makers of Modern Rome | Mrs. (Margaret) OliphantThe natural sequence of the passing of the act of 1906 was the reintroduction in 1907 of the bill relating to England.
After that brief respite from the scent of roses she was finding reintroduction to its influence overpowering.
Linda Lee, Incorporated | Louis Joseph VanceAt present the reintroduction of wild turkeys to Mesa Verde is under consideration.
Mesa Verde National Park | AnonymousWords fail me to express adequately the pleasure I have derived from my reintroduction to Nature's home and mine.
Betty Grier | Joseph Waugh
British Dictionary definitions for introduction
/ (ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən) /
the act of introducing or fact of being introduced
a presentation of one person to another or others
a means of presenting a person to another person, group, etc, such as a letter of introduction or reference
a preliminary part, as of a book, speech, etc
music
an instrumental passage preceding the entry of a soloist, choir, etc
an opening passage in a movement or composition that precedes the main material
something that has been or is introduced, esp something that is not native to an area, country, etc
a basic or elementary work of instruction, reference, etc
logic (qualified by the name of an operation) a syntactic rule specifying the conditions under which a formula or statement containing the specified operator may be derived from others: conjunction-introduction; negation-introduction
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