Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IN-TRO-DUC'TION
IN-TRO-DUC'TION, n. [Fr. from L. introductio.]
- The action of conducting or ushering into a place; used of persons. We speak of the introduction of one stranger to another; the introduction of a foreign minister to a prince or court, and the introduction of company to a levee.
- The act of bringing into a country; as, the introduction of gold or bullion, or of merchandise.
- The act of bringing something into notice, practice or use; as, the introduction of new modes of dress or of tillage.
- The part of a book which precedes the main work; a preface or preliminary discourse.
- That part of an oration or discourse, in which the speaker gives some general account of his design and subject, and prepares the minds of his audience for a favorable reception of his remarks or arguments.
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