INTRODUCTION


Meaning of INTRODUCTION in English

n.1 the act or an instance of introducing; the process of being introduced.

2 a formal presentation of one person to another.

3 an explanatory section at the beginning of a book etc.

4 a preliminary section in a piece of music, often thematically different from the main section.

5 an introductory treatise on a subject.

6 a thing introduced.

Etymology: ME f. OF introduction or L introductio (as INTRODUCE)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.