introduction

(ĭn'trə-dŭk'shən)
n.

1. The act or process of introducing or the state of being introduced.
2. A means, such as a personal letter, of presenting one person to another.
3. Something recently introduced; an innovation: "He loathed a fork; it is a modern introduction which has still scarcely reached common people" (D.H. Lawrence).
4. Something spoken, written, or otherwise presented in beginning or introducing something, especially:
   1. A preface, as to a book.
   2. Music. A short preliminary passage in a larger movement or work.
   3. A basic introductory text or course of study.

[Middle English introduccioun, from Old French introduction, from Latin intrōductiō, intrōductiōn-, from intrōductus, past participle of intrōdūcere, to bring in. See introduce.]

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noun

1. The state of being allowed entry: admission, admittance, entrance¹, ingress, ingression, intromission. See accept/reject.
2. A short section of preliminary remarks: foreword, induction, lead-in, overture, preamble, preface, prelude, prolegomenon, prologue. See start/end, words.

n

Definition: first part
Antonyms: afterword, appendix

n

Definition: something new; something which begins
Antonyms: conclusion, end, ending, finish

A preparatory section, often in a slow tempo, prefixed to an extended movement. The concept is an old one but the term is chiefly associated with music of the Classical and Romantic periods. The introductions in Haydn's quartets and symphonies range from a few chords to a fully structured section, and this development is carried further in the long introductions to Beethoven's Symphonies nos.2, 4 and 7. Some introductions contain thematic material for the movement that follows, as in Brahms's Symphony no.1, or motto themes for the whole work, as in Tchaikovsky's Fourth and Fifth Symphonies. In some cases the introduction is so important that the term is included in the title, e.g. in pieces called ‘Introduction and Allegro’ by Schumann, Elgar and Ravel.

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The preparatory section, movement, or phrase of a musical work.

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

n.

A social ceremony invented by the devil for the gratification of his servants and the plaguing of his enemies. The introduction attains its most malevolent development in this century, being, indeed, closely related to our political system. Every American being the equal of every other American, it follows that everybody has the right to know everybody else, which implies the right to introduce without request or permission. The Declaration of Independence should have read thus:

        "We hold these truths to be self-evident:  that all men are 
    created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain 
    inalienable rights; that among these are life, and the right to 
    make that of another miserable by thrusting upon him an 
    incalculable quantity of acquaintances; liberty, particularly the 
    liberty to introduce persons to one another without first 
    ascertaining if they are not already acquainted as enemies; and 
    the pursuit of another's happiness with a running pack of 
    strangers."

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For a list of words related to introduction, see:

• Publishing - introduction: formal statement of intention or scope of book
• Devices, Techniques, and Elements - introduction: opening section of work containing essential matter

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - introduktion, indledning, præsentation, lancering

idioms:

• need no introduction    behøver ingen nærmere introduktion

Nederlands (Dutch)
introductie, inleiding, ingebruikneming, presentatie, invoering

Français (French)
n. - présentation, avant-propos, introduction (d'une préface), premier contact, mise en service, lancement, (Mus) prologue, initiation, (Pol, Admin) présentation

idioms:

• need no introduction    inutile de présenter

Deutsch (German)
n. - Einführen, Einführung, Einleitung, Einbringen, Vorstellung

idioms:

• need no introduction    jmdn. braucht man nicht vorzustellen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εισαγωγή, πρόλογος, σύσταση, παρουσίαση (αγνώστου προσώπου), πρώτη εμφάνιση ή παρουσίαση

idioms:

• need no introduction    δεν χρειάζονται συστάσεις

Italiano (Italian)
introduzione, lancio

idioms:

• need no introduction    non ha bisogno di presentazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - introdução (f), apresentação (f)

idioms:

• need no introduction    não precisar de apresentação (f)

Русский (Russian)
знакомство, введение, новшество

idioms:

• need no introduction    не нуждаться в представлении

Español (Spanish)
n. - implantación, introducción, prólogo, preludio, lanzamiento, presentación

idioms:

• need no introduction    conocido, que no hace falta presentarlo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - introduktion (äv. mus.), inledning, presentation, förspel

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
介绍, 初步, 传入

idioms:

• need no introduction    勿需介绍

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 介紹, 初步, 傳入

idioms:

• need no introduction    勿需介紹

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 받아들임, 소개, 서문

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 紹介, 披露, 提出, 序文, 入門, 序説, 序奏, 採用, 導入されたもの, 導入, 入門書

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مقدمه, مدخل, تقديم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מבוא, הקדמה, הצגה, הכנסה, ספר לימוד, עשיית היכרות, פתיחה (של לחן), דבר שהציגו אותו, פנייה‬

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