What does "introduction" mean?
Introduction: 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.
Additional senses
- 2.That part of a book or discourse which introduces or leads the way to the main subject, or part; preliminary; matter; preface; proem; exordium.
- 3.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.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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