english
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noun
presentation:
The introduction of the auto changed man.
noun
foreword:
He wrote an introduction to the book.
Simple Definitions
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noun first use ADJ. early, gradual, recent, widespread PREP. ~ into the gradual introduction of modern farming methods into traditional societies first part of a book/talk ADJ. brief, short He began with a brief introduction. PREP. in an/the ~ His mother is mentioned in the introduction. | ~ to the introduction to her latest book book for studying a subject ADJ. excellent, general, useful It serves as an excellent introduction to 19th-century painting. PREP. ~ to telling people each other's names ADJ. formal VERB + INTRODUCTION make I can never remember names, so I don't like to make the introductions. PHRASES a letter of introduction He gave me a letter of introduction to the manager.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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introduction
a written or spoken statement at the beginning of a book, speech, or meeting, giving a general idea of what it is about:
• After a brief introduction by the chairman, the meeting began. • The author outlines his methods of research in the introduction.
preface
a short piece of writing at the beginning of a book that says what the book is about or the reason for writing it:
• In the preface, he explains his motives for returning to the subject of Middle Eastern politics.
foreword
a short introduction to a book or report, usually written by someone who is not the author:
• Greene wrote the foreword to Suzmann’s book.
prologue
an introduction to a piece of writing, especially a play or a long poem:
• the prologue to Shakespeare’s ‘Henry V’ • The poem begins with a brief prologue.
preamble
a statement at the beginning of something, especially an official document, which explains what it is about:
• the Preamble to the US Constitution
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