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introduction

Syllables: in·tro·duc·tion/ˌɪntɹəˈdʌkʃn̩/

introduction noun: the act or process of introducing.

Noun

introduction (countable and uncountable, plural introductions)

  1. The act or process of introducing.
    • the introduction of a new product into the market
  2. A means, such as a personal letter, of presenting one person to another.
    • David was feeling groggy at his introduction to Sophie, and didn't remember her name.
  3. An initial section of a book or article, which introduces the subject material.
    • This book features a preface by a well-known botanist, and an introduction by the author's mentor at university.
    Synonyms:
    preface
  4. A written or oral explanation of what constitutes the basis of an issue.
    • ECON 101: introduction to economics

introduction meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

introduction in Hindi

act or process of introducing
परिचय paricay
means of presenting one person to another
परिचय paricay
initial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
प्रस्तावना prastāvnā

introduction in Tamil

அறிமுகம், முன்னுரை

introduction in Marathi

परिचय

introduction in Urdu

act or process of introducing
تَعارُف taʻāruf
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introduction in Bengali
ভূমিকা, সূচনা, প্রবর্তন, পরিচয়
introduction in Telugu
పరిచయము paricayamu
introduction in Malayalam
അവതരണം avataraṇaṁ, ആമുഖം āmukhaṁ, അവതാരിക avatārika
introduction in Kannada
ಪರಿಚಯ, ಪೀಠಿಕೆ, ಪ್ರಸ್ತಾವನೆ, ಪರಿಚಯ ಪತ್ರ
introduction in Punjabi
ملاقات mulāqāt
introduction in Gujarati
પરિચય paricya, ઓળખ oḷkha
introduction in Odia
ପରିଚିତି
introduction in Sanskrit
प्रस्ताव prastāva, उपनयन upanayana
introduction in Nepali
परिचय paricaya
introduction in Pashto
برداشت bardā́št
introduction in Arabic
مُقَدَّمَة muqaddama, تَعْرِيف taʕrīf, مَدْخَل madḵal
introduction in Malay
pengenalan, introduksi
introduction in Indonesian
pengenalan, introduksi
introduction in Persian
مقدمه moqaddame, دیباچه dibâče
introduction in Thai
บทนำ bòt-nam
introduction in Vietnamese
giới thiệu

Examples of introduction in a sentence

  • Epizootic plague occurred in the mice following introduction of rats from Europe.
  • The introduction of white clover to the Americas is a fait accompli.
  • A tubulated bottle has a stoppered opening for the introduction or removal of materials.

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Synonyms of introduction

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Forms of introduction

pluralintroductions

Plural of introduction: introductions

Origin of introduction

From Middle English introduccioun, introduccyon, borrowed from Old French introduction, itself a borrowing from Latin intrōdūctiōnem, accusative of Latin intrōdūctiō, from intrōdūcō. By surface analysis, intro- + Latin dūctiō or introduce + -tion.

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Questions about introduction

What does introduction mean?
Introduction means the act or process of introducing.
What is introduction in Hindi?
Introduction in Hindi is परिचय (paricay), प्रस्तावना (prastāvnā). See Introduction meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is introduction?
Introduction is a noun.
How do you pronounce introduction?
Introduction is pronounced /ˌɪntɹəˈdʌkʃn̩/.
What is the plural of introduction?
The plural of introduction is introductions.

Words near introduction in the dictionary

  1. introducible
  2. introducin'
  3. introducing
  4. introduct
  5. introducted
  6. introduction
  7. introduction agencies
  8. introduction agency
  9. introductionless
  10. introductions
  11. introductive

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Adapted from Wiktionary: introduction (page history and authors); introduction (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); introduction (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); introduction (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); పరిచయము (Telugu) (page history and authors); introduction (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ملاقات (Punjabi) (page history and authors); ઓળખ (Gujarati) (page history and authors); introduction (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); उपनयन (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); परिचय (Nepali) (page history and authors); برداشت (Pashto) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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