What is that part of a book or discourse which introduces or leads the way to the main subject, or part; preliminary; matter; preface; proem; exordium called?
introduction — That part of a book or discourse which introduces or leads the way to the main subject, or part; preliminary; matter; preface; proem; exordium. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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