Introduction

  • 31introduction*/*/ — [ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃ(ə)n] noun 1) [U] the process of bringing something into existence or use for the first time Opposition to the tax has decreased since its introduction last year.[/ex] the introduction of new cancer fighting drugs[/ex] 2) [C] the part …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 32introduction — in•tro•duc•tion [[t]ˌɪn trəˈdʌk ʃən[/t]] 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,… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 33introduction — noun Etymology: Middle English introduccioun act of introducing, from Anglo French introduction, from Latin introduction , introductio, from introducere Date: 14th century 1. something that introduces: as a. (1) a part of a book or treatise… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 34Introduction —    All countries are unique, but Russia particularly contemporary Russia is undoubtedly sui generis. Underscoring this point, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill once described the country as “a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” …

    Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation

  • 35introduction — (n.f.) En sexualité, on parle d introduction pour désigner la pénétration à partir d un objet. L introduction d un gode dans le vagin ou l anus, par exemple …

    Dictionnaire de Sexologie

  • 36introduction — įterpimas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. incorporation; insertion; introduction vok. Einbau, m; Einbauen, n; Einlagerung, f rus. введение, n; включение, n; внедрение, n pranc. incorporation, f; insertion, f; introduction, f …

    Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • 37Introduction —    It is hard to think of two more significant decades in U.S. history than the 1930s and 1940s. During these 20 years, the United States suffered the worst ever economic collapse during the Great Depression; underwent major political reform… …

    Historical Dictionary of the Roosevelt–Truman Era

  • 38Introduction —     The history of ancient Egypt extends from c.3100 BC down to c.AD 600, although during the later period it had become part of the Roman Empire. Prior to the unification of the country in c.3100 BC, there were perhaps two thousand years when… …

    Ancient Egypt

  • 39introduction — in·tro·duc·tion .in trə dək shən n an action of putting in or inserting <introduction of contrast material through the catheter (Scientific Amer. Medicine)> in·tro·duce d(y)üs vt, duced; duc·ing …

    Medical dictionary

  • 40Introduction —    Sacred music is a universal phenomenon of humanity. Where there is faith, there is music to express it. Every major religious tradition and most minor ones have music and have it in abundance and variety. There is music to accompany ritual and …

    Historical dictionary of sacred music