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+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=c. 1386|origins=la introducere}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˌɪn.trəˈdʌk.ʃən/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[inh|enm|introduccioun]], [[bor|fro|introduccion]],^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) and directly from [[la|intrōductiō|t=a leading in]],^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998) a noun of action from intrōdūcere “to lead in, bring in; found, establish”,^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from intrō- “inward” and dūcere “to lead”,^(Etymonline) from [[ine-pro|*dewk-|alt=*deuk-|t=to lead]].^(Etymonline) It is related to [[introduce]], [[conduct]] and [[produce]].^(NODE 1998)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Leading to or preparing the way for something: about 1386 in the OED;^(OED 1989) the act of bringing into existence, the late 14th century in Etymonline.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Initial instruction in a subject and an introductory statement are from the mid-15th century (about 1430 in the OED).^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) A preliminary explanation in a book is from 1529,^(OED 1989) and an elementary textbook from the 1520s in Etymonline and 1540 in the OED.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) Something newly brought in, such as a practice, is from 1603,^(OED 1989) and the action of bringing something in from 1651.^(OED 1989) The formal presentation of one person to another is from 1711.^(Etymonline) In music, an introductory passage is a later sense,^(AHD)^(Collins 2023) and in finance an introduction is a way of issuing shares (1929).^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 1386 – preparing the way for something.^(OED 1989)

+ * c. 1430 – instruction in the rudiments.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1529 – a preface to a book.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1540 – a textbook for beginners.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1603 – something newly introduced.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1711 – presenting one person to another.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The act of bringing something into use or existence for the first time.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # The formal presentation of one person to another.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A first part of a [[book]], speech or piece of music that leads into the main part.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A book or course giving basic information on a subject.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A person's first experience of something.^(Collins 2023)

+ # Something recently introduced; an [[innovation]].^(AHD)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[introductory]]

+ * [[reintroduction]]

+ * [[subintroduction]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[introduce]]

+ * [[conduct]]

+ * [[produce]]

+ * [[duct]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}