Intro Meaning
/ˈɪntɹoʊ/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn introduction.
nounThe opening sequence at beginning of a film, television program, etc.
Sentence Examples
Can you skip the intro?
Skip the intro, please.
Sami made a lengthy intro to the video.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The band played a short ____ to the main song to build excitement.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The band played a short ____ before the lead singer walked onto the stage to start the first song.
Word Origin & History
Clipping of introduction, from Latin intrōductiō (“lead-in, introduction”) – the abbreviation removes the second part of the compound; the first part ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros (“inner, what is inside”). The demoscene sense comes from the fact that they were originally prepended to pirated copies of computer games.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"If the rules specify that the DLLs' size will be added to the 64K limit, there's not a lot of space to code an intro."
— 1999, brainpower / digital artists, “Win32 demos”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.demos (Usenet):
"Are there any sites that have original copies of games? (ie: Summer/Winter/World Games with Fast Loading). Just looking for games without the trainers/intros."
— 2001, LJames4728, “Good C64 Game Sites?”, in alt.c64 (Usenet):
"Games, demos, intros. They were the same, this was the scene. The trend was that you cracked and made demos and intros."
— 2005, Tamás Polgár, Freax: the brief history of the demoscene: Volume 1:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The band played a short ____ to the main song to build excitement.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The band played a short ____ before the lead singer walked onto the stage to start the first song.