introduction
intro|duc|tion /'ɪntrəd'ʌkʃən/ (introductions)
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The introduction to a book or talk is the part that comes at the beginning and tells you what the rest of the book or talk is about.
Ellen Malos, in her introduction to `The Politics of Housework', provides a summary of the debates.
2 [N-COUNT] usu N to n, oft in names
If you refer to a book as an introduction to a particular subject, you mean that it explains the basic facts about that subject.
On balance, the book is a friendly, down-to-earth introduction to physics.
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see also introduce
1 [N-COUNT] oft N to n
The introduction to a book or talk is the part that comes at the beginning and tells you what the rest of the book or talk is about.
Ellen Malos, in her introduction to `The Politics of Housework', provides a summary of the debates.
2 [N-COUNT] usu N to n, oft in names
If you refer to a book as an introduction to a particular subject, you mean that it explains the basic facts about that subject.
On balance, the book is a friendly, down-to-earth introduction to physics.
3
see also introduce