Hypertext Webster Gateway: "introduction"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Introduction \In`tro*duc"tion\, n. [L. introductio: cf. F.
introduction. See {Introduce}.]
1. The act of introducing, or bringing to notice.
2. 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.
3. That part of a book or discourse which introduces or leads
the way to the main subject, or part; preliminary; matter;
preface; proem; exordium.
4. 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
introduction
n 1: the first section of a communication
2: the act of beginning something new; "they looked forward to
the debut of their new product line" [syn: {debut}, {first
appearance}, {launching}, {unveiling}, {entry}]
3: formally making a person known to another or to the public
[syn: {presentation}, {intro}]
4: a basic or elementary instructional text
5: a new proposal; "they resisted the introduction of
impractical alternatives"
6: the act of putting one thing into another [syn: {insertion},
{intromission}]
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