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    in·tro·duc·tion Audio pronunciation of "introduction" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (ntr-dkshn)
    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.

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