introduction
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- Rhymes: -ʌkʃən
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From Old French introduction, from Latin (ultimately intrōdūcō), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros (“inner, what is inside”) and Proto-Indo-European *deuk-.
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introduction (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.
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act or process of introducing
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means of presenting one person to another
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initial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
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[edit] Derived terms
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From Latin introductionem (accusative case of introductio), from introductus, from introducere.
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introduction f. (plural introductions)
