introduction
Syllables: in·tro·duc·tion/ˌɪntɹəˈdʌkʃn̩/
introduction noun: the act or process of introducing.
Noun
introduction (countable and uncountable, plural introductions)
- The act or process of introducing.
- the introduction of a new product into the market
- 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.
- 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
- 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
More languagesFewer languages
- 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.
Synonyms of introduction
Forms of introduction
| plural | introductions |
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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.
Words formed from introduction
Phrases with introduction
Words that rhyme with introduction
- induction
- reduction
- construction
- instruction
- deduction
- suction
- transduction
- traduction
- conduction
- destruction
- eduction
- fluxion
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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
Source and license
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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