introduction
pronunciation
How to pronounce introduction in British English:
UK [ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃn]
How to pronounce introduction in American English:
US [ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃn]
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- Noun:
- the first section of a communication
- the act of beginning something new
- formally making a person known to another or to the public
- a basic or elementary instructional text
- a new proposal
- the act of putting one thing into another
- the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
Word Origin
- introduction (n.)
- late 14c., "act of bringing into existence," from Old French introduccion and directly from Latin introductionem (nominative introductio) "a leading in," noun of action from past participle stem of introducere "to lead in, bring in, to introduce," from intro- "inward, to the inside" (see intro-) + ducere "to lead" (see duke (n.)). Meaning "initial instruction in a subject; an introductory statement" is mid-15c. The sense of "formal presentation of one person to another" is from 1711.
Example
- 1. This tutorial is an introduction to java 3d .
- 2. Mass introduction of such stoves could deliver multiple green-economy benefits .
- 3. Polaroid made another breakthrough in 1963 with the introduction of instant color photography .
- 4. Rewrite the introduction to make it stronger .
- 5. Incidence has gone down since the introduction of central heating .