Dictionary entry details
• INTRODUCTION (noun)
Meaning:
The first section of a communication
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("introduction" is a kind of...):
section; subdivision (a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "introduction"):
prologue (an introduction to a play)
prolegomenon (a preliminary discussion inserted at the beginning of a book or treatise)
preamble (a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose))
foreword; preface; prolusion (a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book)
opening (the initial part of the introduction)
exordium ((rhetoric) the introductory section of an oration or discourse)
Holonyms ("introduction" is a part of...):
narration; recital; yarn (the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events)
address; speech (the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience)
Meaning:
The act of beginning something new
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
debut; first appearance; entry; introduction; launching; unveiling
Context example:
they looked forward to the debut of their new product line
Hypernyms ("introduction" is a kind of...):
beginning; commencement; start (the act of starting something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "introduction"):
induction (the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time))
product introduction (the introduction (usually by an advertising campaign) of a new product or product line)
ushering in (the introduction of something new)
naturalisation; naturalization (the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous)
Meaning:
Formally making a person known to another or to the public
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
intro; introduction; presentation
Hypernyms ("introduction" is a kind of...):
informing; making known (a speech act that conveys information)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "introduction"):
debut (the presentation of a debutante in society)
reintroduction (an act of renewed introduction)
Meaning:
A basic or elementary instructional text
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("introduction" is a kind of...):
school text; schoolbook; text; text edition; textbook (a book prepared for use in schools or colleges)
Meaning:
A new proposal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context example:
they resisted the introduction of impractical alternatives
Hypernyms ("introduction" is a kind of...):
proposal (something proposed (such as a plan or assumption))
Meaning:
The act of putting one thing into another
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
intromission; insertion; introduction
Hypernyms ("introduction" is a kind of...):
movement (the act of changing the location of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "introduction"):
perfusion (pumping a liquid into an organ or tissue (especially by way of blood vessels))
blood transfusion; transfusion (the introduction of blood or blood plasma into a vein or artery)
injection (the forceful insertion of a substance under pressure)
enclosing; enclosure; envelopment; inclosure (the act of enclosing something inside something else)
instillation; instillment; instilment (the introduction of a liquid (by pouring or injection) drop by drop)
cannulation; cannulisation; cannulization; canulation; canulisation; canulization; intubation (the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ)
Meaning:
The act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
founding; instauration; initiation; origination; innovation; institution; creation; foundation; introduction
Context examples:
she looked forward to her initiation as an adult / the foundation of a new scientific society / he regards the fork as a modern introduction
Hypernyms ("introduction" is a kind of...):
beginning; commencement; start (the act of starting something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "introduction"):
authorship; paternity (the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing)
