Backing and Introduction

Backing

Backing noun - An act or instance of helping.

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Introduction and backing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Introduction" instead a noun "Backing".

Nearby Words: back, background, backer, backup, backed

Introduction noun - A short section (as of a book) that leads to or explains the main part.

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Backing and introduction are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Backing" instead a noun "Introduction".

good	good backing	good introduction
musical	musical backing	musical introduction
usual	usual backing	usual introduction
initial	initial backing	initial introduction
Other adjectives: actual, entire, massive, slow, little, dramatic, official, basic, different, earlier, instrumental.

Hahn - turntables, sampling, programming Rob Bourdon - drums, percussion, backing vocalsTroping From You: Album Filler: "Foreword", which is just a 13-second introduction listed as a song.

Source: Music / Meteora
Pharrell is credited as a feature in 2 Chainz' "Feds Watching", but apart of a very brief introduction, he only sings backing vocals in the chorus, which is completely unnoticeable without headphones.

Source: Advertised Extra
Sounding like someone's boozy great aunt doing an impersonation of Ethel Merman, she brays through thirteen songs (which seem to contain the same three backing tracks repeated over and over), each with a spoken word introduction, about a fanciful trip to the moon.

Source: So Bad Its Good / Music

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