introduction Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of beginning something new
    unveiling; debut; entry; first appearance; launching.
    • they looked forward to the debut of their new product line
  2. noun the first section of a communication
  3. noun formally making a person known to another or to the public
    intro; presentation.
  4. noun a basic or elementary instructional text
  5. noun a new proposal
    • they resisted the introduction of impractical alternatives
  6. noun the act of putting one thing into another
    intromission; insertion.
  7. noun the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
    foundation; instauration; founding; origination; creation; initiation; innovation; institution.
    • she looked forward to her initiation as an adult
    • the foundation of a new scientific society

WordNet

In`tro*duc"tion noun
Etymology
L. introductio: cf. F. introduction. See Introduce.
Definitions
  1. The act of introducing, or bringing to notice.
  2. The act of formally making persons known to each other; a presentation or making known of one person to another by name; as, the introduction of one stranger to another.
  3. That part of a book or discourse which introduces or leads the way to the main subject, or part; preliminary; matter; preface; proem; exordium.
  4. A formal and elaborate preliminary treatise; specifically, a treatise introductory to other treatises, or to a course of study; a guide; as, an introduction to English literature.

Webster 1913