introduction

noun

ˌin-trə-ˈdək-shən How to pronounce introduction (audio)
Definition of introductionnext
as in preface
a short section (as of a book) that leads to or explains the main part a leading biologist wrote the introduction to that new textbook

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Recent Examples of introduction The most noteworthy of these developments is the introduction of oral SERDs (selective estrogen receptor degraders). — Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 6 Nov. 2026 Too Simple More than 12 years on from the introduction of the first Marshall Stanmore speaker, you’d be excused for thinking the new Stanmore IV was the original. — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 6 Nov. 2026 Consider what would happen if that person stopped making introductions. — Aly El Dakroury, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026 The record, Daine’s first project sans Auto-Tune, is an introduction to their feathery mezzo-soprano. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for introduction
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  1. preface
  2. foreword
  3. intro
  4. prologue
Noun
  • The book, published by Phaidon, features a preface by Andrea Gaudenzi, chairman of the ATP, a foreword by former player Rod Laver and text by tennis writer Mark Hodgkinson.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Li offers hints of how Field and Adelaide’s destiny came to pass, with a preface and short flash-forward scenes that striate the narrative.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of preface
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  • When Franklyn first announced the book in February, her agent received a phone call from Matt Kaplan, Cooper’s husband and business partner, allegedly screaming on the other end, as Franklyn recounts in the book’s foreword.
    — Anna Tingley, Variety, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The book, published by Phaidon, features a preface by Andrea Gaudenzi, chairman of the ATP, a foreword by former player Rod Laver and text by tennis writer Mark Hodgkinson.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of foreword
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  • Balance transfers made within 120 days from account opening qualify for the intro rate, with a balance transfer fee of 5% with a $5 minimum.
    — Jayna Rohslau,Jasmin Suknanan,Senitra Horbrook, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
  • After stumbling into an intro to acting class, the 28-year-old quickly caught the professor’s attention.
    — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2026
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  • Jake, an actor who appeared in Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness earlier this year, reads both the introduction and the prologue.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Nov. 2026
  • But like foreplay, prologues are all too often disregarded, skimmed past on the way to the real stuff.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of prologue

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“Introduction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/introduction. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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