Introduction vs. Introductory — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Introduction and Introductory
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Introduction
The action of introducing something
The introduction of muskrats into central Europe
Issues arising from the introduction of new technology
Introductory
Of, relating to, or constituting an introduction; initial or preparatory
Introductory remarks by a speaker.
An introductory psychology course.
Introduction
A formal presentation of one person to another, in which each is told the other's name
He returned to his desk, leaving Michael to make the introductions
A letter of introduction
Introductory
Introducing; giving a preview or idea of.
He enrolled in an introductory wine-making course.
Introduction
A thing preliminary to something else, especially an explanatory section at the beginning of a book, report, or speech
Your talk will need an introduction which states clearly what you are talking about and why
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Introductory
Serving to introduce something else; leading to the main subject or business; preliminary; prefatory; as, introductory proceedings; an introductory discourse.
Introduction
The act or process of introducing or the state of being introduced.
Introductory
Serving to open or begin;
Began the slide show with some introductory remarks
Introduction
A means, such as a personal letter, of presenting one person to another.
Introductory
Serving as a base or starting point;
A basic course in Russian
Basic training for raw recruits
A set of basic tools
An introductory art course
Introduction
Something recently introduced; an innovation
"He loathed a fork.
It is a modern introduction which has still scarcely reached common people" (D.H. Lawrence).
Introductory
Serving as an introduction or preface
Introduction
A preface, as to a book.
Introduction
(Music) A short preliminary passage in a larger movement or work.
Introduction
A basic introductory text or course of study.
Introduction
The act or process of introducing.
The introduction of a new product into the market
Introduction
A means, such as a personal letter, of presenting one person to another.
David was feeling groggy at his introduction to Sophie, and didn't remember her name.
Introduction
An initial section of a book or article, which introduces the subject material.
This book features a preface by a well-known botanist, and an introduction by the author's mentor at university.
Introduction
A written or oral explanation of what constitutes the basis of an issue.
Introduction
The act of introducing, or bringing to notice.
Introduction
The act of formally making persons known to each other; a presentation or making known of one person to another by name; as, the introduction of one stranger to another.
Introduction
That part of a book or discourse which introduces or leads the way to the main subject, or part; preliminary; matter; preface; proem; exordium.
Introduction
A formal and elaborate preliminary treatise; specifically, a treatise introductory to other treatises, or to a course of study; a guide; as, an introduction to English literature.
Introduction
The first section of a communication
Introduction
The act of beginning something new;
They looked forward to the debut of their new product line
Introduction
Formally making a person known to another or to the public
Introduction
A basic or elementary instructional text
Introduction
A new proposal;
They resisted the introduction of impractical alternatives
Introduction
The act of putting one thing into another
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
He regards the fork as a modern introduction
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