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I0208400 (ĭn′trə-dŭk′shən)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:a. A preface, as to a book.b. Music A short preliminary passage in a larger movement or work.c. A basic introductory text or course of study.

[Middle English introduccioun, from Old French introduction, from Latin intrōductiō, intrōductiōn-, from intrōductus, past participle of intrōdūcere, to bring in; see introduce.]

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(ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən) n1. the act of introducing or fact of being introduced2. a presentation of one person to another or others3. a means of presenting a person to another person, group, etc, such as a letter of introduction or reference4. a preliminary part, as of a book, speech, etc5. (Classical Music) music a. an instrumental passage preceding the entry of a soloist, choir, etcb. an opening passage in a movement or composition that precedes the main material6. something that has been or is introduced, esp something that is not native to an area, country, etc7. (Journalism & Publishing) a basic or elementary work of instruction, reference, etc8. (Logic) logic (qualified by the name of an operation) a syntactic rule specifying the conditions under which a formula or statement containing the specified operator may be derived from others: conjunction-introduction; negation-introduction.

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n. 1. the act of introducing or the state of being introduced. 2. a formal personal presentation of one person to another or others. 3. a preliminary part, as of a book, musical composition, or the like, leading up to the main part. 4. an elementary treatise. 5. an act or instance of inserting. 6. something introduced. [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin intrōductiō] syn: introduction, foreword, preface refer to material in the front of a book that introduces and explains it to the reader. An introduction is a formal preliminary statement, often extensive, that serves as a guide to the book. It is written by the author and usu. printed as part of the text: The introduction outlined the subjects covered in the book. A foreword is a short introductory statement that precedes the text proper. It is usu. written by someone other than the author, often an authority on the subject of the book: The writer of the foreword praised the book. A preface, also separate from the text proper, is the author's informal statement about the purpose, preparation, etc., of the book; it usu. includes acknowledgments: The author thanked her family in the preface. A preface usu. follows a foreword, if there is one.

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inlay card - A pamphlet accompanying a CD, film, etc., giving an introduction.
isagoge - An introduction to a field of study.
front matter - Things in the beginning of a book like an introduction and table of contents.
propaedeutic - A subject or course of study that is an introduction to more advanced study or to an art or science.

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Noun	1.	introduction - the act of beginning something new; "they looked forward to the debut of their new product line"debut, first appearance, launching, unveiling, entrycommencement, start, beginning - the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"induction - the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time); "the induction of an anesthetic state"product introduction - the introduction (usually by an advertising campaign) of a new product or product lineushering in - the introduction of something new; "it signalled the ushering in of a new era"naturalisation, naturalization - the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous
	2.	introduction - the first section of a communicationsection, subdivision - a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section"exordium - (rhetoric) the introductory section of an oration or discourseopening - the initial part of the introduction; "the opening established the basic theme"foreword, preface, prolusion - a short introductory essay preceding the text of a bookpreamble - a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose)prolegomenon - a preliminary discussion inserted at the beginning of a book or treatiseprologue - an introduction to a playrecital, yarn, narration - the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; "his narration was hesitant"speech, address - the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"
	3.	introduction - formally making a person known to another or to the publicintro, presentationmaking known, informing - a speech act that conveys informationdebut - the presentation of a debutante in societyreintroduction - an act of renewed introduction
	4.	introduction - a basic or elementary instructional textschool text, schoolbook, text edition, textbook, text - a book prepared for use in schools or colleges; "his economics textbook is in its tenth edition"; "the professor wrote the text that he assigned students to buy"
	5.	introduction - a new proposal; "they resisted the introduction of impractical alternatives"proposal - something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
	6.	introduction - the act of putting one thing into anotherintromission, insertionmovement - the act of changing the location of something; "the movement of cargo onto the vessel"cannulation, cannulisation, cannulization, canulation, canulisation, canulization, intubation - the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organinstillation, instillment, instilment - the introduction of a liquid (by pouring or injection) drop by dropenclosing, envelopment, inclosure, enclosure - the act of enclosing something inside something elseinjection - the forceful insertion of a substance under pressureblood transfusion, transfusion - the introduction of blood or blood plasma into a vein or arteryperfusion - pumping a liquid into an organ or tissue (especially by way of blood vessels)
	7.	introduction - the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"founding, instauration, origination, initiation, innovation, creation, institution, foundationcommencement, start, beginning - the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"authorship, paternity - the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing; "the authorship of the theory is disputed"

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noun1. launch, institution, establishment, start, opening, beginning, pioneering, presentation, initiation, inauguration, induction, commencement, instigation He is remembered for the introduction of the moving assembly line.
launch completion, elimination, termination2. presentation, meeting, audience, formality With considerable shyness she performed the introductions.3. opening, prelude, preface, lead-in, preliminaries, overture, preamble, foreword, prologue, intro (informal), commencement, opening remarks, proem, opening passage, prolegomena, prolegomenon, exordium In her introduction to the book she provides a summary of the ideas.
opening end, conclusion, epilogue4. debut, initiation, inauguration, baptism, first acquaintance His introduction to League football could have been easier.5. description, report, account, explanation, outline, sketch The book is a friendly, helpful introduction to physics.6. insertion, addition, injection, interpolation the introduction of air bubbles into the veins
insertion withdrawal, removal, extraction

introduction

noun1. The state of being allowed entry:admission, admittance, entrance, ingress, ingression, intromission.2. A short section of preliminary remarks:foreword, induction, lead-in, overture, preamble, preface, prelude, prolegomenon, prologue.

Translations

介绍导论序言引见引言

introduce

(intrəˈdjuːs) verb1. (often with to) to make (people) known by name to each other. He introduced the guests (to each other); Let me introduce you to my mother; May I introduce myself? I'm John Brown.介绍2. (often with into) to bring in (something new). Grey squirrels were introduced into Britain from Canada; Why did you introduce such a boring subject (into the conversation)?引进3. to propose or put forward. He introduced a bill in Parliament for the abolition of income tax.提出4. (with to) to cause (a person) to get to know (a subject etc). Children are introduced to algebra at about the age of eleven.介绍ˌintroˈduction (-ˈdakʃən) noun1. the act of introducing, or the process of being introduced. the introduction of new methods.引进2. an act of introducing one person to another. The hostess made the introductions and everyone shook hands. 介绍，引见 3. something written at the beginning of a book explaining the contents, or said at the beginning of a speech etc. 序言，引言，导论 ˌintroˈductory (-ˈdaktəri) adjective giving an introduction. He made a few introductory remarks about the film before showing it. 介绍的，引导的

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1. Musica. an instrumental passage preceding the entry of a soloist, choir, etc. b. an opening passage in a movement or composition that precedes the main material 2. Logic (qualified by the name of an operation) a syntactic rule specifying the conditions under which a formula or statement containing the specified operator may be derived from others

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(in music), a section which precedes the main theme of a work or one of its parts and which prepares the way for the appearance of that theme. This preparation consists in anticipating the character and intonations of the theme or in setting off the theme by contrast. An introduction may be either very brief or very lengthy; it may be composed of passages or chords (the finale of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3), or it may consist of a striking musical theme which is subsequently developed in the music (the first part of P. I. Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4). Sometimes the introduction becomes an independent piece—for example, in instrumental music and especially in large-scale vocal-instrumental and stage works, where it constitutes a kind of overture (P. I. Tchaikovsky’s opera Eugene Onegin and Wagner’s opera Lohengrin).

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(1) A short opening to the first movement or the finale of cyclic instrumental works (symphonies, divertimenti, string quartets) or to one-part instrumental compositions.

(2) A brief overture in opera or ballet; also an orchestral opening to a separate act of an opera.

(3) A vocal ensemble or choral scene in opera immediately after the overture and serving as an opening to the first act of the opera, for example, in M. I. Glinka’s Ivan Susanin and Ruslan and Ludmilla.

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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (the USSR or the Soviet Union) is the first socialist all-people’s state in history, expressing the will and interests of the working class, peasantry, and intelligentsia and of all the nations (natsii, nations in the historical sense) and nationalities of the country.

The USSR borders on 12 countries: Norway, Finland, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Rumania in the west and Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, the People’s Republic of China, the Mongolian People’s Republic, and the People’s Democratic Republic of Korea in the south. The total length of the state’s borders is more than 60,000 km (1½ times the length of the equator). The USSR also borders on 12 seas, belonging to the basins of three oceans—the Arctic, Atlantic, and Pacific oceans.

The USSR is the largest country in area, occupying nearly one-sixth of the world’s inhabited area, or 22,402,200 sq km. In population, with a total of 266.6 million people (as of Jan. 1, 1981), it ranks third, after China and India. The capital is the city of Moscow. The Soviet Union is a multinational state, uniting 15 Union republics (see Table 1, page 2).

The USSR lies in Asia and Europe; the Asiatic part of the USSR occupies about 75 percent of the total land area, and the European part, about 25 percent. The northernmost point in the continental USSR is Cheliuskin Cape (77°43′ N lat.); the northernmost point of the entire USSR is Fligel’ Cape on Rudolf Island (81°49′ N lat.). The southernmost point is the aul (mountain village) of Chil’dukhter, near the city of Kushka (35°08′ N lat.). The total extent of the country from north to south is about 5,000 km. From east to west, the total extent, from the Baltic Spit of the Gulf of Gdańsk (19°38’ E long.) to the Dezhnev Cape (169°40′ W long.), is nearly twice as great. The easternmost point is the island of Ratmanov in the Bering Strait (169°02′ W long.).

The USSR spans 11 time zones.

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noun launch

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noun presentation

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noun opening

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noun debut

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noun the state of being allowed entry

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noun a short section of preliminary remarks

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noun the first section of a communication

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