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Definitions: Introduction |
IntroductionNoun1. The first section of a communication. 2. The act of beginning something new; "they looked forward to the debut of their new product line". 3. Formally making a person known to another or to the public. 4. A basic or elementary instructional text. 5. A new proposal; "they resisted the introduction of impractical alternatives". 6. The act of putting one thing into another. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "introduction" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
Etymology: Introduction \In`tro*duc"tion\, noun. [Latin expression introductio: compare to the French expression introduction. See Introduce.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Satire | INTRODUCTION, n. A social ceremony invented by the devil for the gratification of his servants and the plaguing of his enemies. The introduction attains its most malevolent development in this century, being, indeed, closely related to our political system. Every American being the equal of every other American, it follows that everybody has the right to know everybody else, which implies the right to introduce without request or permission. The Declaration of Independence should have read thus: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, and the right to make that of another miserable by thrusting upon him an incalculable quantity of acquaintances; liberty, particularly the liberty to introduce persons to one another without first ascertaining if they are not already acquainted as enemies; and the pursuit of another's happiness with a running pack of strangers.". Source: Devil's Dictionary. |
Computing | Introduction This document is a collection of slang terms used by various subcultures of computer hackers. Though some technical material is included for background and flavor, it is not a technical dictionary; what we describe here is the language hackers use among themselves for fun, social communication, and technical debate. The `hacker culture' is actually a loosely networked collection of subcultures that is nevertheless conscious of some important shared experiences, shared roots, and shared values. It has its own myths, heroes, villains, folk epics, in-jokes, taboos, and dreams. Because hackers as a group are particularly creative people who define themselves partly by rejection of `normal' values and working habits, it has unusually rich and conscious traditions for an intentional culture less than 40 years old. As usual with slang, the special vocabulary of hackers helps hold their culture together -- it helps hackers recognize each other's places in the community and expresses shared values and experiences. Also as usual, _not_ knowing the slang (or using it inappropriately) defines one as an outsider, a mundane, or (worst of all in hackish vocabulary) possibly even a suit. All human cultures use slang in this threefold way -- as a tool of communication, and of inclusion, and of exclusion. Among hackers, though, slang has a subtler aspect, paralleled perhaps in the slang of jazz musicians and some kinds of fine artists but hard to detect in most technical or scientific cultures; parts of it are code for shared states of _consciousness_. There is a whole range of altered states and problem-solving mental stances basic to high-level hacking which don't fit into conventional linguistic reality any better than a Coltrane solo or one of Maurits Escher's `trompe l'oeil' compositions (Escher is a favorite of hackers), and hacker slang encodes these subtleties in many unobvious ways. As a simple example, take the distinction between a kluge and an elegant solution, and the differing connotations attached to each. The distinction is not only of engineering significance; it reaches right back into the nature of the generative processes in program design and asserts something important about two different kinds of relationship between the hacker and the hack. Hacker slang is unusually rich in implications of this kind, of overtones and undertones that illuminate the hackish psyche. But there is more. Hackers, as a rule, love wordplay and are very conscious and inventive in their use of language. These traits seem to be common in young children, but the conformity-enforcing machine we are pleased to call an educational system bludgeons them out of most of us before adolescence. Thus, linguistic invention in most subcultures of the modern West is a halting and largely unconscious process. Hackers, by contrast, regard slang formation and use as a game to be played for conscious pleasure. Their inventions thus display an almost unique combination of the neotenous enjoyment of language-play with the discrimination of educated and powerful intelligence. Further, the electronic media which knit them together are fluid, `hot' connections, well adapted to both the dissemination of new slang and the ruthless culling of weak and superannuated specimens. The results of this process give us perhaps a uniquely intense and accelerated view of linguistic evolution in action. Hacker slang also challenges some common linguistic and anthropological assumptions. For example, it has recently become fashionable to speak of `low-context' versus `high-context' communication, and to classify cultures by the preferred context level of their languages and art forms. It is usually claimed that low-context communication (characterized by precision, clarity, and completeness of self-contained utterances) is typical in cultures which value logic, objectivity, individualism, and competition; by contrast, high-context communication (elliptical, emotive, nuance-filled, multi-modal, heavily coded) is associated with cultures which value subjectivity, consensus, cooperation, and tradition. What then are we to make of hackerdom, which is themed around extremely low-context interaction with computers and exhibits primarily "low-context" values, but cultivates an almost absurdly high-context slang style? The intensity and consciousness of hackish invention make a compilation of hacker slang a particularly effective window into the surrounding culture -- and, in fact, this one is the latest version of an evolving compilation called the `Jargon File', maintained by hackers themselves since the early 1970s. This one (like its ancestors) is primarily a lexicon, but also includes topic entries which collect background or sidelight information on hacker culture that would be awkward to try to subsume under individual slang definitions. Though the format is that of a reference volume, it is intended that the material be enjoyable to browse. Even a complete outsider should find at least a chuckle on nearly every page, and much that is amusingly thought-provoking. But it is also true that hackers use humorous wordplay to make strong, sometimes combative statements about what they feel. Some of these entries reflect the views of opposing sides in disputes that have been genuinely passionate; this is deliberate. We have not tried to moderate or pretty up these disputes; rather we have attempted to ensure that _everyone's_ sacred cows get gored, impartially. Compromise is not particularly a hackish virtue, but the honest presentation of divergent viewpoints is. The reader with minimal computer background who finds some references incomprehensibly technical can safely ignore them. We have not felt it either necessary or desirable to eliminate all such; they, too, contribute flavor, and one of this document's major intended audiences -- fledgling hackers already partway inside the culture -- will benefit from them. A selection of longer items of hacker folklore and humor is included in Appendix A. The `outside' reader's attention is particularly directed to the Portrait of J. Random Hacker in Appendix B. Appendix C, the Bibliography, lists some non-technical works which have either influenced or described the hacker culture. Because hackerdom is an intentional culture (one each individual must choose by action to join), one should not be surprised that the line between description and influence can become more than a little blurred. Earlier versions of the Jargon File have played a central role in spreading hacker language and the culture that goes with it to successively larger populations, and we hope and expect that this one will do likewise. Source: Jargon File. |
Finance | An issue of shares, not through an'offer for sale'but through the'market'(i. e. through stockbrokers and market makers)such that there are shares available for the public to buy. Source: European Union. (references) |
Language | The importance of the process of introduction. . . of flexible working hours. Source: European Union. (references) |
Law | Acceptance of a bill by the National Council or the Council of States for further discussion. Source: European Union. (references) |
Publishing & Graphic Arts | A short essay or statement, usually being a general survey of the subject preparing the reader for the treatment to follow, of a commendatory nature, and written by an authority in the field with which the book deals. Its order in the PRELIMINARIES(q. v. ), is after the Preface and immediately before the first page of text. Sometimes it is the first chapter; included in the title of a book, it indicates that it is an introductory book on the subject, intended for students, and possibly a popular treatment, but not as elementary as a PRIMER. Source: European Union. (references) |
| Preliminary text of a document giving general information on its background, content or structure. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: IntroductionSynonyms: debut (n), entry (n), first appearance (n), insertion (n), intro (n), intromission (n), launching (n), presentation (n), unveiling (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Beginning | Noun: beginning, commencement, opening, outset, incipience, inception, inchoation; introduction; (precursor); alpha, initial; inauguration, debut, le premier pas, embarcation, rising of the curtain; maiden speech; outbreak, onset, brunt; initiative, move, first move; narrow end of the wedge, thin end of the wedge; fresh start, new departure. |
Courtesy | Compliment; fair words, soft words, sweet words; honeyed phrases, ceremonial;salutation, reception, presentation, introduction, accueil, greeting, recognition; welcome, abord, respects, devoir, regards, remembrances; kind regards, kind remembrances; love, best love, duty; empty encomium, flattering remark, hollow commendation; salaams. |
Friendship | Acquaintance, familiarity, intimacy, intercourse, fellowship, knowledge of; introduction. |
Insertion | Noun: insertion, implantation, introduction; insinuation; (intervention); planting; Verb: injection, inoculation, importation, infusion; forcible ingress; immersion; submersion, submergence, dip, plunge; bath; (water); interment. |
Precursor | Prelude, preamble, preface, prologue, foreword, avant-propos, protasis, proemium, prolusion, proem, prolepsis, prolegomena, prefix, introduction; heading, frontispiece, groundwork; preparation; overture, exordium, symphony; premises. |
Reception | Noun: reception; admission, admittance, entree, importation; introduction, intromission; immission, ingestion, imbibation, introception, absorption, ingurgitation, inhalation; suction, sucking; eating, drinking; (food); insertion; interjection; introit. |
The Drama | Act, scene, tableau; induction, introduction; prologue, epilogue; libretto. |
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Screenplays | I assume I need no introduction. (Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles; writing credit: Anne Rice) Still hungry for an introduction! (The Phantom of the Opera; writing credit: Gerry O'Hara) By way of introduction, I'm what you call your basic versatile ball-thrower. (The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training; writing credit: Paul Brickman) Nice introduction there Pooh boy (Piglet's Big Movie; writing credit: Pitof; Claire-France Thévenon) | |
Lyrics | We don't need no introduction, our music steady bumpin (Firm All Stars; performing artist: The Firm) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Introduction. (1974) Introduction to the Enemy (1974) An Introduction to NUTMEG (1963) Introduction to Feedback (1960) | |
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 | Introduction to Medical Mycology. Credit: CDC. |  | The introduction of toxins into the marine environment have drastic effects on the organisms that live there. An English sole with epidermal neoplasm. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |
 | Technician Lisa Burke packages Brassica seeds for distribution at the North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station in Ames, Iowa. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer.. |  | Convergent lady beetles, Hippodamia convergens, are imported for study at the ARS Beneficial Insects Introduction Research Laboratory in Newark, Delaware. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer.. |
 | Significant figures of our time. 2. Upon the untimely death of his parents he finds work in a hotel kitchen, and has his first introduction to the subtleties of continental cuisine. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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 | A short, corny introduction very typical of Bivay in the 1930's. | | A string and French horn short introduction typical of a Hollywood film. |
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Communist Manifesto | 1848 | The introduction of these philosophical phrases at the back of the French historical criticisms they dubbed "Philosophy of Action," "True Socialism," "German Science of Socialism," "Philosophical Foundation of Socialism," and so on. (reference) |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | No impediment shall be placed in the way of the introduction or employment in the mines and their accessories and subsidiaries of workmen from without the Basin. (reference) |
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Emma | Austen, Jane | He was immediately qualifying himself to form an opinion, by giving her very proper attention, after the introduction had passed. |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | Introduction. |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | He was so genuine and unsophisticated that no introduction would serve to introduce him, more than if you introduced a woodchuck to your neighbor. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
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Health | These drugs were the main treatment for Parkinson's disease until the introduction of levodopa. (references) | |
OPC used to be a common opportunistic infection in HIV-infected persons (prior to the introduction of HAART). (references) | ||
Promote the introduction of courses in human sexuality into the curricula of graduate schools for all health care professionals. (references) | ||
Business | This is especially true during the introduction to the market phase. (references) | |
The pending introduction of the Euro will increase transparency and lower price pressure. (references) | ||
This includes advertising and promotion, product introduction, training, and after sales services. (references) | ||
Children | Barbados | The Labor Department, a unit within the Ministry that finds jobs for the disabled, has long advocated the introduction of legislation prohibiting discrimination. (references) |
Civil Liberties | Malawi | In 2000 when the President suspended the introduction of the new curriculum and returned "Bible Knowledge" to the curriculum, Muslim leaders rebuked him. (references) |
Vietnam | Persons who emigrate under refugee status are required to have a letter of introduction from the Ministry of Public Security in order to obtain a passport. (references) | |
Economic History | Ukraine | This limits the introduction of a new electronic billing systems. (references) |
Grenada | But natural disasters paved the way for the introduction of other crops. (references) | |
South Africa | At that time, the introduction of a second fixed line operator is expected. (references) | |
Human Rights | Nigeria | The law prohibits the introduction into trials of evidence obtained through torture. (references) |
Iceland | The courts have the discretion to allow the introduction of evidence obtained illegally by the police. (references) | |
China | The Criminal Procedure Law forbids the use of torture to obtain confessions, but one weakness of the law is that it does not expressly bar the introduction of coerced confessions as evidence. (references) | |
Minorities | Nigeria | On May 22, Christian and Muslim youths clashed in the town of Kumo over the introduction of Shari'a law; approximately 25 persons were injured. (references) |
Nigeria | It is unclear how the violence in Tafawa Balewa began, but it may have been related to the proposed introduction of Shari'a law by Bauchi State. (references) | |
Nigeria | On November 3 and 4, in Gwantu, Kaduna State, at least 10 persons reportedly were killed during fighting, which resulted from a long-standing dispute between rival local leaders that degenerated into violence due to the introduction of a modified form of criminal Shari'a law. (references) | |
Political Economy | BULGARIA | In 1998, enforcement improved considerably with the introduction of a CD-production licensing system. (references) |
AUSTRALIA | July 2000 saw the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), accompanied by significant cuts to personal income taxes. (references) | |
RUSSIA | For sugar, Russia also has resorted to high seasonal tariffs on top of these rates and the introduction of a tariff rate quota. (references) | |
Political Rights | Antigua and Barbuda | The July 1 to 7 registration period was postponed to allow for the implementation of an amended act that provides for the year-round registration of electors and the introduction of an independent electoral commission to manage, oversee, and control the entire electoral process. (references) |
Philippines | The Senate impeachment trial of President Estrada on charges of bribery, graft and corruption, betrayal of public trust, and culpable violation of the Constitution, was preempted on January 17 after a majority of senators voted to block the introduction of certain items of evidence. (references) | |
Trade | Ghana | That could change in the medium term with the introduction of new legislation for the sector. (references) |
Travel | Thailand | Bring lots of your own as a general form of introduction. (references) |
Japan | Business cards are exchanged to formalize the introduction process and establish the status of the parties relative to each other. (references) | |
Poland | A businesswoman should not be surprised if a Polish man kisses her hand upon introduction, at subsequent meetings or saying goodbye. (references) | |
Women | Malaysia | Since the Code's introduction the number of reported incidents of sexual harassment has risen. (references) |
Malawi | Some progress has been made in all of these areas with gender training for agricultural extension workers and the gradual introduction of rural credit programs for women. (references) | |
Worker Rights | China | Rapid economic growth, the expanding tourism industry, and the introduction of more modern cultural influences also have disrupted traditional living patterns and customs and threatened traditional Tibetan culture. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
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James Dobson | That is a very difficult concept to explain or understand. But theologically, it goes back to the fall and back to the introduction of sin into the world. And the bad chips that happen in the world can be traced back to that. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
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Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | This represented the first step towards widespread introduction of renewable energy sources into the Nation's economy. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Introduction" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.95% of the time. "Introduction" is used about 6,630 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 99.95% | 6,627 | 1,458 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.05% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Total | 100.00% | 6,630 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "introduction": by way of introduction ♦ general introduction to the subject ♦ introduction on a stock exchange ♦ introduction price ♦ introduction prospectus ♦ letter of introduction ♦ product introduction. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "introduction": re-introduction, self-introduction. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
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Afrikaan | inleiding (preface). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | parathënie (exordium, lead in, preamble, preface, proem, prolusion), paraqitje (adduction, demonstration, designation, display, face, figure, guise, likeness, make, manifestation, portrayal, preferment, presence, presentation, production, profile, recommendation, representation, showing, smartness, statement, submission), njohje (acknowledgement, acquaintance, cognition, conversance, knowledge, presentation, recognition), futje në përdorim. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | فاتحة (preamble, preface, proem, prologue), مقدمة (advance guard, fore, foreword, headlong, preamble, preface, prelude, premise, proem, vanguard), مقدم (approaching, forefront, forepart, given, lieutenant colonel, offered, preamble, presented), مطلع (acquainted, aware of, beginning, informed, knowing, onset, proem, start, sunrise), مدخل (access, door, doorway, entrance, entry, entryway, gate, gateway, hallway, inlet, opening, preface, start, vestibule, way in), تمهيد (preamble, preapprehension, preface, prolegomena), تقديم (presentation, presenting, proffer, submitting, tender), تعريف (definition, qualifier), عرض (array, bid, breadth, broaden, demo, display, evince, exhibit, expose, exposition, exposure, feature, hang, hang out, hold out, imply, indication, lineup, mount, offer, offering, overture, pageant, parade, predispose, present, presentation, presenting, produce, proffer, propound, recital, retrace, review, set, set out, setting, show, state, statement, subject, submit, surrey, symptom, trot out, widen, width). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | увод (exordium, lead up, preamble, preliminary, prelude, prelusion, prodrome, proem, prolegomena, prolusion), увертюра (overture), въвеждане (establishment, inauguration, initiation, input, installation, installations, intonation), въведение (prelude, prodrome), встъпление (entry, exordium, lead in, preamble, preliminary, prelude, prelusion, proem), внасяне, запознаване (familiarization), елементарен наръчник, представяне (impersonation, presentation, production, rendering, representation, showing), предговор (foreword, preface), интродукция. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 引言 (forward), 引導 (to conduct, to guide, to lead), 前言 (forward, preface), 入門 , 介绍 (introduce, Introduced, Introducing, introductory, Presentation), 介紹 (to introduce, to present). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | zavedení (installation), uvedení (acknowledgement, induction, initiation, presentation), podání (handing in, lore, presentation, service), představení (performance, play, presentation, presentment, representation, show), předmluva (foreword, preamble, preface), ohlášení (notification, registration), doporuèení (commendation, hint, recommendation, reference, say so, suggestion), úvod (guide, opening, outset, preface, preliminary, prelude). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | introduktion, indledning, indføring (intromission). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | introductie (preface), inleiding (preface). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | enkonduko (preface). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | مقدمه (Antecedent, Preface, Prelude, Prolegomenon, Prologue, Snap, Start), معمول سازی , معارفه , معرفی رسمی , معرفی (Presentation), احداث , اشناسازی , ابداع , دیباچه (Preface). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | johdanto (preamble). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | introduction (insertion, put in). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | einleitung (inauguration, induction, induction course, initiation, institution, lead in, overture, preamble, preface, preliminary, prelude, proem, prolog, prologue), einführung (foreword, guide book, implementation, inaugural, inauguration, inception, infusion, institution, launch, lead in). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | εισαγωγή (admission to, import, importation, induction, initiation, input, insertion, intake, overture, preamble, prelude, prelusion, proem). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מבוא (entry, foreword, lead in, preface, prologue), פתח "בר (foreword, preamble, preface, prologue), אק"מ" (preface, prelude), "ק"מ" (foreword, preamble, preface), "כ ס" (bringing in, income, insertion, intake, take). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | elõszó (foreword, preamble, preface, proem, prolog, prologue), bevezetés (exordium, implement, induction, initiation, installation, preamble, preface, prelude), bemutatkozás (début, debut). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | perkenalan (acquaintanceship), pendahuluan (preface). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | introduzione (guide, guide book, input, intromission, leading in, preamble, preface), presentazione (demonstration, embodiment, exhibit, exhibition, presentation, production, representation, showing, submission). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 誘導 (guidance, incitement, inducement, induction, leading), 紹介 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ゆうどう (guidance, incitement, inducement, induction, leading), てびき (guidance, guide), とらい (importation, visit), はしがき (foreword, postscript, preface), じょ'" (advice, foreward, preface, suggestion), じょろ" (preface), じょせつ (explanation, interpretation, snow removal), じょぶ" (foreword, preface), じょそう (approach run, defrosting, female clothing, wearing female clothing, weeding), イントロ , ちょろ" (preface), ゆにゅう (import, importation), ぜ"ち (all lands, complete recovery, healing, omniscience, preface, the whole world), いざない (invitation, temptation), かおあわせ (meeting together), つうろ" (outline, vehement argument), どうにゅう (bringing in, leading in), さそい (invitation, temptation), まえおき (preface), ひきあわせ (meeting), しょろ" (one's opinion, preface), しょうかい (company, detailed explanation, firm, inquiry, patrolling, reference), イントロダクション . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 소개 (referral). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | goan foslee, fosley-raa, fosley (answer, answer door, broach as cargo; overture, broach; overture, burst, develop, disclose, disillusion, explode, lane, lane in ice field, open, open out, open up, opening, orifice, passage, placket hole, slit, strike out, unbosom, unclench, unhook, unhook as clothing), cur er enney. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norwegian | innledning (initiation), presentasjon. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | introductionay introdução (approach, forfeit, induction, inset, intromission, opening, preamble, preface, prelude). (various references) introducere (foreword, insertion, interpolation, intro, intromission, preface, prelude, salutation), vârâre, uverturã (overture, prelude), recomandare (character, commendation, prescript, prescription, recommendation, reference, testimonial), prezentare (adduction, description, development, exhibit, exhibition, present, presentation, presentment), prefaţã (foreword, preface). (various references) нововведение (innovation, novation, pioneer work, reintroduction), предисловие (foreword, preface, proem), интродукция. (various references) introdukcija, uvod (exordium, preamble, preface, prelude, proem), uvođenje (induction, initiation, institution), upoznavanje. (various references) introducción (input, insertion, insinuation, intrude, putting in), presentación (accession, appearance, coming-out, debut, delivery, display, filing, launch, parade, presentation, presenting, presentment, production, promotion, putting, showing). (various references) introduktion (knockdown, lead in), inledning (commencement, initiation, opening, preamble, prelude, prolegomena, run in, runup). (various references) tanıtma (familiarization, lead in, presentation, promotion, publicity, recognition), tanıtım (display, introducing, presentation, promotion, publicity), tanıştırma, takdim (presentation, presenting), giriş (access, adit, admission, admittance, ante, checkin, door, doorway, entrée, entrance, entry, exordium, induction, inflow, influx, ingress, inlet, input, intake, lead in, pass, port, preamble, prelude, proem, vestibule), getirme, başlangıç (approach, beginning, big bang, commencement, commencing, cradle, dawn, departure, doorway, early, elementary, exordium, first, go off, inception, incipience, incipiency, incunabula, infancy, lead off, morning, off, onset, origin, outset, preamble, preliminary, prelude, prime, proem, prolog, prologue, push off, setout, start, starting, take off, toe-hold), önsöz (exordium, foreword, preamble, preface, proem, prolegomena, prolog, prologue). (various references) sцz (conversation, word), giriю. (various references) вступ (accedence, accession, admission, entry, exordium, foreword, induction, opening, overture, prelude, prelusion, prodrome), введення, знайомство (acquaintance, acquaintanceship). (various references) sự vỡ lòng lời mở đầu, sự khai tâm (initiation), sự giới thiệu (recommendation), nhạc mở đầu, lời tựa (foreword, preamble, preface). (various references) rhagymadrodd (preface), rhagdraeth (preface), rhagarweiniad, arweiniad (guidance, leadership). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | adsumptio, adsumptione, adsumptiones, adsumptionis, exordii, exordiis, exordio, exordium. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Hebrews Chapter 7, Verse 19 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Ouden gar eteleiwsen o nomoV epeisagwgh de kreittonoV elpidoV di hV eggizomen tw qew |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Nihil enim ad perfectum adduxit lex introductio vero melioris spei per quam proximamus ad Deum |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | For whi the lawe brouyt no thing to perfeccioun, but there is a bringing in of a betere hope, bi which we neiyen to God. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | For the lawe made nothynge parfecte: but was an introduccion of a better hope by which hope we drawe nye vnto god. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | For the law made nothing perfect, but the introduction of a better hope did; by which we draw nigh to God. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | (Because the law made nothing complete), and in its place there is a better hope, through which we come near to God. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Hebrews Chapter 7, Verse 19 |
| Croatian | jer Zakon nije ništa priveo k savršenstvu - a uvodi se bolja nada, po kojoj se približujemo Bogu. |
| Dutch | Want de wet heeft geen ding volmaakt, maar de aanleiding van een betere hoop, door welke wij tot God genaken. |
| Finnish | - sillä laki ei tehnyt mitään täydelliseksi - mutta sijaan tulee parempi toivo, jonka kautta me lähestymme Jumalaa. |
| French | -car la loi n`a rien amené la perfection, -et introduction d`une meilleure espérance, par laquelle nous nous approchons de Dieu. |
| Hungarian | Minthogy a törvény semmiben sem szerzett tökéletességet; de beáll a jobb reménység, a mely által közeledünk az Istenhez. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Hukum agama Yahudi tidak dapat membuat sesuatu pun menjadi sempurna. Itu sebabnya kita sekarang diberikan suatu harapan yang lebih baik; dengan itu kita dapat mendekati Allah. |
| Italian | la legge infatti non ha portato nulla alla perfezione - e si ha invece l'introduzione di una speranza migliore, grazie alla quale ci avviciniamo a Dio. |
| Latvian | Jo likums neko nav vedis pie pilnîbas, turpretî tiek ievesta lielâka cerîba, ar kuru mçs tuvojamies Dievam. |
| Maori | Kahore hoki he mea i tino tika i te ture; kua mauria mai ano he mea e hira ake ai te tumanako, na reira nei tatou ka whakatata atu ki te Atua. |
| Norwegian | loven førte jo ikke noget frem til fullkommenhet - og et bedre håp føres inn, så vi kan nærme oss til Gud. |
| Rumanian | cqci Legea n`a fqcut nimic desqvkrwit-wi pe de alta, se pune kn loc o nqdejde mai bunq, prin care ne apropiem de Dumnezeu. |
| Shuar | Muisais akupkamuka Shuáran pénker awajsachminiuyayi. Antsu Yus iin ti shiir awajtamsattajnia nu Nákaji. Nujai Yusai ti shiir Jeeáitji. |
| Swahili | Maana Sheria ya Mose haikuweza kukamilisha jambo lolote. Lakini sasa, mahali pake pamewekwa tumaini lililo bora zaidi ambalo kwalo tunaweza kumkaribia Mungu. |
| Swedish | eftersom lagen icke kunde åstadkomma något fullkomligt -- men ett bättre hopp sättes i stället, ett hopp genom vilket vi få nalkas Gud. |
| Uma | Uma-pi ria kalaua-na Atura Musa, apa' Atura toe uma-i bisa tapo'ohea mpomohui' Alata'ala-- batua-na, uma-ta jadi' monoa' hi poncilo Alata'ala hi kampotuku' -ta Atura Musa. Toe pai' atura to ri'ulu toe rabahaka-mi pai' rasampei hante ohea to meliu kalompe' -na: Yesus mpowai' -ta poncarumakaa to meliu kalompe' -na, apa' ngkai petauntongoi' -na, ma'ala-tamo mpomohui' Alata'ala. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "introduction": introductions. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "introduction": reintroduction. (additional references) | |
Words containing "introduction": reintroductions. (additional references) | |
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"Introduction" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: introdction, introduciton, introductio. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
