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The first section of a communication
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introduction
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Wikipedia
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Introduction is a ceremony in the House of Lords whereby new members are "introduced" to the existing membership. Introductions in the Lords are more elaborate than those in the House of Commons .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The act or process of introducing. 2 A means, such as a personal letter, of presenting one person to another. 3 An initial section of a book or article, which introduces the subject material.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 14c., "act of bringing into existence," from Old French introduccion and directly from Latin introductionem (nominative introductio ) "a leading in," noun of action from past participle stem of introducere "to lead in, bring in, to introduce," from ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Introduction \In`tro*duc"tion\, n. [L. introductio: cf. F. introduction. See Introduce .] The act of introducing, or bringing to notice. The act of formally making persons known to each other; a presentation or making known of one person to another by name; ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a letter of thanks/introduction/complaint etc ▪ I finally got a letter of apology from the company. the introduction/preface/foreword to a book ▪ In the introduction to this book I referred to a conversation between ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the first section of a communication the act of beginning something new; "they looked forward to the debut of their new product line" [syn: debut , first appearance , launching , unveiling , entry ] formally making a person known to another or to the ...
Usage examples of introduction.
The logical result of Fascism is the introduction of aesthetics into political life.
Another division of the group includes a few colouring matters of recent introduction, like Azo green, Alizarine yellow, Galloflavine, Anthracene yellow, Flavazol, etc.
Having said all of that, however, Sonja and Toscarelli are looking at several developments which could have at least as significant an impact on our relative combat capabilities as the introduction of the Keyhole platforms.
Book of Chilan Balam of Chumayel, and is inserted without explanation or introduction, copied, no doubt, from some ancient writing.
She interested herself on behalf of the monk, and offered me to give him a letter of introduction for Augsburg Canon Bassi, of Bologna, who was Dean of St.
Max Bhagat had his usual cool on, but Sam knew Bhagat was as impatient as he was to get these introductions over with and get back to work.
The iron trade was in its infancy, and those engaged in it lacked the resources for the acquisition of wealth that were evolved from the discovery of blackband mineral deposits by Mushet, the application of the hot blast by Neilson, and the introduction of other more economical modes of working.
In the course of his trade to India, he had formed very intimate connections with the Saracens and the Blemmyes, whose situation on either coast of the Red Sea gave them an easy introduction into the Upper Egypt.
Commander Blenheim had met the exiled Prince Harivarman for the first time yesterday, but only in a brief formal introduction on the day of her arrival.
He had performed certain introductions for her, for example, including one to Burgo Smyth himself, even though she had not secured that particular interview.
I should say, however, that I find it impossible to reconcile the two accounts of the journeys to Calvary, given in the prose introduction to this work, and in the poetical description that follows it, or rather to understand the topography of the poetical version at all, for the prose account is plain enough.
After introductions they all moved to a conference area of the office suite, seating themselves around a table with Camperdown at the head.
Having finished introductions, Cardiff began glancing at place-cards where chairs were still vacant.
But the introduction on board of any vessel of guns differing in either of these respects will involve the necessity above stated of a separate scuttle of delivery at the magazine, and also of a distinct chain of scuttles connected with it, for the exclusive supply of each variety of charges that may be introduced.
Introduction Like other original peoples of the Americas, the Chibcha of Colombia may have roots in northern Asia from which as many as 42,000 years ago they are thought to have crossed the Bering Strait into Alaska, reaching South America by 6000 B.