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noun · 2 syllables · /'ɪn.troʊ/

INTRO

What does "INTRO" mean?

A short opening section that introduces something, such as a song, talk, or text.

Meanings

  1. An introduction; a brief preliminary part of a book, speech, or piece of music. The song's intro is just a single guitar before the whole band kicks in. informal
  2. An act of introducing one person to another. Thanks for the intro - she turned out to be a great contact. informal

Word origin

A clipped form of 'introduction', from Latin 'introducere' ('to lead in'), from 'intro-' (inward) + 'ducere' (to lead).

Remember it

INTRO is just INTROduction with the long tail lopped off - the word literally leads you IN.

A little poem

Four bars of hush before the drums arrive-
the smallest door is how the whole thing comes alive.

couplet

Wordplay

  • I wrote a book with no opening chapter. Critics called it intro-spective.

What it teaches

The first few seconds buy you all the others; spend the opening like it is rent.

Quick facts

What does INTRO mean?

A short opening section that introduces something, such as a song, talk, or text.

Is INTRO a valid word?

Yes — INTRO is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.

How many letters is INTRO?

INTRO has 5 letters and 2 syllables.

Where does INTRO come from?

A clipped form of 'introduction', from Latin 'introducere' ('to lead in'), from 'intro-' (inward) + 'ducere' (to lead).

What can INTRO teach us?

The first few seconds buy you all the others; spend the opening like it is rent.

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