introduction

nouns

the act of beginning something new

"they looked forward to the debut of their new product line"

the first section of a communication

introduction

is a part of

the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events

"his narration was hesitant"

is a part of

the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience

"he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"

is a type of (narrower)

a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)

"he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section"

formally making a person known to another or to the public

intro, introduction, presentation

is derived from

a basic or elementary instructional text

introduction

is a type of (narrower)

a book prepared for use in schools or colleges

"his economics textbook is in its tenth edition"; "the professor wrote the text that he assigned students to buy"

a new proposal

"they resisted the introduction of impractical alternatives"

introduction

is a type of (narrower)

something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)

the act of putting one thing into another

is derived from

is derived from

the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new

"she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"