No. 1,273 in Arabic
المقدمة
"The introduction" or "the preface".
In a sentence
كانت المقدمة رائعة وأسرت أنظار الجمهور.
The introduction was fantastic and captivated the audience.
In this sentence, 'المقدمة' refers to the introductory part of a performance or a presentation.
طالعنا المؤلف في المقدمة بأفكار مثيرة للجدل.
The author presented us in the preface with controversial ideas.
Here, 'المقدمة' is used to mean the preface or introductory section of a book.
هذا الناشر يشتهر بإصدار الكتب التي تحتوي على مقدمة توضيحية مفصلة.
This publisher is known for releasing books containing detailed explanatory introductions.
In this case, 'مقدمة' signifies a detailed explanatory introductory section in published material.
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