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1 introduction
1) (the act of introducing, or the process of being introduced: the introduction of new methods.) introducere2) (an act of introducing one person to another: The hostess made the introductions and everyone shook hands.) prezentare3) (something written at the beginning of a book explaining the contents, or said at the beginning of a speech etc.) introducere -
2 prelude
['prelju:d]1) (an event etc that goes before, and acts as an introduction to, something.) introducere2) (a piece of music played as an introduction to the main piece.) preludiu -
3 foreword
['fo:wə:d](a piece of writing as an introduction at the beginning of a book; a preface: The foreword was written by a famous scholar.) prefaţă, cuvânt înainte -
4 overture
['əuvətjuə](a piece of music played as an introduction to an opera etc.) uvertură -
5 preface
['prefəs](an introduction to a book etc: The preface explained how to use the dictionary.) prefaţă -
6 prologue
['prəuloɡ](an introduction, especially to a play.) prolog
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