introduction

Other forms of introduction

plural

introductions·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about introduction

What does introduction mean?

introduction means "the act of beginning something new". That is the primary sense; the word has 7 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in introduction?

introduction has 4 syllables: in-tro-duc-tion. The stress falls on "duc". In IPA it is /ˌɪntɹəˈdʌkʃən/.

What is another word for introduction?

Close synonyms include debut, first appearance, launching, unveiling, entry. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is introduction a common word?

introduction is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with introduction?

10 words rhyme with introduction. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.