1. Formally making a person known to another or to the public
   "The CEO gave a brief introduction of the new team members";
   - presentation, intro
    
2. The act of starting or introducing something new
   "The introduction of this technology changed the industry";
   - initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, instauration, debut, first appearance, launching, unveiling, entry
    
3. The first section of a communication
   "The introduction to the research paper outlined the main objectives of the study"
    
4. A basic or elementary instructional text
   "The professor recommended an introduction to psychology for first-year students"
    
5. A new proposal
   "they resisted the introduction of impractical alternatives"
    
6. The act of putting one thing into another
   "The introduction of the key into the lock was difficult due to rust";
   - insertion, intromission

Derived forms: introductions

Type of: beginning, commencement, informing, making known, movement, proposal, school text, schoolbook, section, start, subdivision, text, text edition, textbook

Part of: address, narration, recital, speech, yarn

Encyclopedia: Introduction, Passacaglia and Fugue