Meanings
nounintroduction (countable and uncountable, plural introductions)
plural introductions
- countableuncountableThe act or process of introducing.
the introduction of a new product into the market
- countableuncountableA 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.
- countableuncountableAn 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
- countableuncountableA written or oral explanation of what constitutes the basis of an issue.
ECON 101: introduction to economics
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn initial section of a book or article, which introduces the subject material.
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nounthe act of beginning something new
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nounformally making a person known to another or to the public
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nounthe act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinintrōdūctiō
- Latinintrōdūctiōnem
- Old Frenchintroduction
- Middle Englishintroduccioun
- Englishintroduction
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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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek πρόλογος
- πρόλογος (prólogos)initial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
Arabic مُقَدَّمَة, تَعْرِيف
- مُقَدَّمَة (muqaddama)act or process of introducing
- تَعْرِيف (taʕrīf)means of presenting one person to another
- مُقَدَّمَة (muqaddama)initial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
- مَدْخَل (madḵal)initial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
Bulgarian въвеждане, внасяне
- въвеждане (văveždane)act or process of introducing
- внасяне (vnasjane)act or process of introducing
- представяне (predstavjane)means of presenting one person to another
- въведение (văvedenie)initial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
- предговор (predgovor)initial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
Catalan introducció, presentació
- introduccióact or process of introducing
- presentaciómeans of presenting one person to another
Chinese Cantonese 介紹 /介绍
- 介紹 /介绍 (gaai³ siu⁶)act or process of introducing
Chinese Mandarin 介紹 /介绍, 介紹 /介绍
- 介紹 /介绍 (jièshào)act or process of introducing
- 介紹 /介绍 (jièshào)means of presenting one person to another
- 序言 (xùyán)initial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
Czech úvod
- úvodinitial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
Danish introduktion
- introduktionact or process of introducing
Dutch inleiding, introductie
- inleidingact or process of introducing
- introductieact or process of introducing
- introductiemeans of presenting one person to another
- inleidingmeans of presenting one person to another
- inleidinginitial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
- introductieinitial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
Finnish perehdytys, perehdyttäminen
- perehdytysact or process of introducing
- perehdyttäminenact or process of introducing
- esittelyact or process of introducing
- esittelymeans of presenting one person to another
- johdantoinitial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
- johdatusexplanation of basic facts
French introduction, présentation
- introductionact or process of introducing
- présentationmeans of presenting one person to another
- introductioninitial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
German Einführung, Vorstellung
- Einführungact or process of introducing
- Vorstellungmeans of presenting one person to another
- Einführunginitial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
Greek εισαγωγή, σύσταση
- εισαγωγή (eisagogí)act or process of introducing
- σύσταση (sýstasi)means of presenting one person to another
- εισαγωγή (eisagogí)initial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
Hindi परिचय, परिचय
- परिचय (paricay)act or process of introducing
- परिचय (paricay)means of presenting one person to another
- प्रस्तावना (prastāvnā)initial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
Hungarian bemutatás, bevezetés
- bemutatásact or process of introducing
- bevezetésact or process of introducing
- bemutatkozásact or process of introducing
- bemutatásmeans of presenting one person to another
- bemutatkozásmeans of presenting one person to another
- bevezetőinitial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
- bevezetésinitial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
Indonesian pengenalan, introduksi
- pengenalanact or process of introducing
- introduksiact or process of introducing
Irish réamhrá
- réamhráinitial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
Italian introduzione, introduzione
- introduzioneact or process of introducing
- introduzioneinitial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
Japanese 紹介, 紹介
- 紹介 (shōkai)act or process of introducing
- 紹介 (shōkai)means of presenting one person to another
- 序 (jo)initial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
- 序論 (joron)initial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
- 序説 (josetsu)initial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
- 叙文 (jobun)initial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
Korean 소개, 소개
- 소개 (sogae)act or process of introducing
- 소개 (sogae)means of presenting one person to another
- 서 (seo)initial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
- 서론 (seoron)initial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
- 서설 (seoseol)initial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
- 서문 (seomun)initial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
Latin inductiō, praefātiō
- inductiōact or process of introducing
- praefātiōinitial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
- prohoemiuminitial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
Lithuanian įvadas
- įvadasact or process of introducing
Malay pengenalan, introduksi
- pengenalanact or process of introducing
- introduksiact or process of introducing
Māori whakatakinga, whakamōhiotanga
- whakatakingaact or process of introducing
- whakamōhiotangameans of presenting one person to another
- kupu whakatakiinitial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
- whakaupokoinitial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
Norwegian introduksjon, presentasjon
- introduksjonact or process of introducing
- presentasjonact or process of introducing
- introduksjoninitial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
Norwegian Bokmål anbefaling
- anbefalingmeans of presenting one person to another
Persian مقدمه, دیباچه
- مقدمه (moqaddame)initial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
- دیباچه (dibâče)initial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
Polish wprowadzenie, wstęp
- wprowadzenieact or process of introducing
- wstępact or process of introducing
- wstępinitial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
- przedmowainitial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
Portuguese introdução, introdução
- introduçãoact or process of introducing
- introduçãomeans of presenting one person to another
- introduçãoinitial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
Romanian introducere, prezentare
- introducereact or process of introducing
- prezentaremeans of presenting one person to another
- prezentareinitial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
- introducereinitial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
Russian введе́ние, внедре́ние
- введе́ние (vvedénije)act or process of introducing
- внедре́ние (vnedrénije)act or process of introducing
- представле́ние (predstavlénije)means of presenting one person to another
- предисло́вие (predislóvije)initial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
- введе́ние (vvedénije)initial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
Scottish Gaelic ro-ràdh
- ro-ràdhinitial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
Spanish introducción, presentación
- introducciónact or process of introducing
- presentaciónmeans of presenting one person to another
- introduccióninitial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
Swahili dibaji, utangulizi
- dibajiinitial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
- utanguliziinitial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
Swedish introduktion, införande
- introduktionact or process of introducing
- införandeact or process of introducing
- presentationact or process of introducing
- presentationmeans of presenting one person to another
- förordinitial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
- inledninginitial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
Thai บทนำ
- บทนำ (bòt-nam)initial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
Urdu تَعارُف
- تَعارُف (taʻāruf)act or process of introducing
Vietnamese giới thiệu
- giới thiệuact or process of introducing
Yiddish אַרײַנפֿיר, אַרײַנפֿיר
- אַרײַנפֿיר (araynfir)act or process of introducing
- אַרײַנפֿיר (araynfir)initial section of a book or article which introduces subject material
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with introduction
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
introduction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/introduction
MLA
“introduction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/introduction. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “introduction,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/introduction.
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