n. 25B6; noun
the introduction of democratic reforms : INSTITUTION, establishment, initiation, launch, inauguration, foundation; start, commencement, inception, origination, pioneering.
an introduction to the king : (FORMAL) PRESENTATION; meeting, audience.
an introduction to the catalogue : FOREWORD, preface, preamble, prologue, prelude; opening (statement), beginning; informal intro; formal proem, prolegomenon.
an introduction to the history of the period : BASIC EXPLANATION/ACCOUNT OF; the basics, the rudiments, the fundamentals.
a gentle introduction to the life of the school : INITIATION, induction, inauguration.
afterword.