Introduction
Introduction noun - A basic or elementary instructional text.
Textbook and introduction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Textbook" instead a noun "Introduction".
Textbook
Textbook noun - A book used for instruction in a subject.
Introduction and textbook are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Introduction" instead a noun "Textbook".
Both words in one sentence
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In Sophie's World, an introduction to philosophy textbook thinly disguised as a novel, has the main characters realising they're in a book and plotting to escape.
Source: Medium Awareness - From the textbook Introduction To Professional Engineering In Canada: Third Edition: "A major engineering project, the survey lasted seven years and required specially designed instruments, perseverance in the face of accident, revolution, and war, and written reports."
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