| NOUN | act | introduction, debut, first appearance, launching, unveiling, entry | the act of beginning something new |
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| communication | introduction | the first section of a communication | |
| communication | introduction, presentation, intro | formally making a person known to another or to the public | |
| communication | introduction | a basic or elementary instructional text | |
| communication | introduction | a new proposal | |
| act | introduction, insertion, intromission | the act of putting one thing into another | |
| act | introduction, initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, instauration | the act of starting something for the first time |
| Sounds | ih.ntrahdah'kshahn; ih.ntrowdah'kshahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The act of beginning something new. | |
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| Synonyms | debut, first appearance, launching, unveiling, entry | |
| Narrower | induction | The act of bringing about something (especially at an early time) |
| naturalization, naturalisation | The introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous | |
| product introduction | The introduction (usually by an advertising campaign) of a new product or product line | |
| ushering in | The introduction of something new | |
| Broader | beginning, start, commencement | The act of starting something |
| Spanish | debut, entrada, inauguración, introducción, lanzamiento, presentación, primicia | |
| Catalan | debut, entrada, introducció, llançament, presentació, primícia | |
| Meaning | The first section of a communication. | |
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| Part of | address, speech | The act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience |
| narration, recital, yarn | The act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events | |
| Narrower | exordium | (rhetoric) the introductory section of an oration or discourse |
| foreword, preface, prolusion | A short / short introductory essay preceding the text of a book | |
| opening | The initial part of the introduction | |
| preamble | A preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose) | |
| prolegomenon | A preliminary discussion inserted at the beginning of a book or treatise | |
| prologue | An introduction to a play | |
| Broader | section, subdivision | A self-contained part of a larger / larger composition / composition (written or musical) |
| Spanish | introducción | |
| Meaning | formally making a person known to another or to the public. | |
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| Synonyms | presentation, intro | |
| Narrower | debut | The presentation of a debutante in society |
| reintroduction | An act of renewed introduction | |
| Broader | informing, making known | A speech act that conveys information |
| Spanish | presentación | |
| Catalan | presentació | |
| Verbs | introduce | cause to come to know personally |
| Meaning | A basic or elementary instructional text. | |
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| Broader | textbook, text, text edition, schoolbook, school text | A book prepared for use in schools or colleges |
| Spanish | introducción | |
| Meaning | A new proposal. | |
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| Example | "they resisted the introduction of impractical alternatives" | |
| Broader | proposal | Something proposed (such as a plan or assumption / assumption) |
| Spanish | introducción | |
| Meaning | The act of putting one thing into another. | |
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| Synonyms | insertion, intromission | |
| Narrower | cannulation, canulation, cannulization, cannulisation, canulization, canulisation, intubation | The insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ |
| enclosure, enclosing, envelopment, inclosure | The act of enclosing something inside something else | |
| injection | The forceful insertion of a substance under pressure | |
| instillation, instillment, instilment | The introduction of a liquid / liquid (by pouring or injection) drop by drop | |
| perfusion | pumping a liquid / liquid into an organ or tissue (especially by way of blood vessels) | |
| transfusion, blood transfusion | The introduction of blood or blood plasma into a vein or artery | |
| Broader | movement | The act of changing the location of something |
| Spanish | inserción, intercalación, interposición, introducción | |
| Catalan | inserció, intercalació, interposició, introducció | |
| Verbs | introduce | introduce |
| introduce | put or introduce into something | |
| Meaning | The act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new. | |
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| Synonyms | initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, instauration | |
| Narrower | authorship, paternity | The act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing |
| Broader | beginning, start, commencement | The act of starting something |
| Spanish | creación, fundación, iniciación, inicio, instauración, institución, introducción | |
| Catalan | creació, fundació, instauració, institució, introducció | |
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