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introductory

[ in-truh-duhk-tuh-ree ]
/ ˌɪn trəˈdʌk tə ri /
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adjective

serving or used to introduce; preliminary; beginning: an introductory course; an introductory paragraph.

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Nearby words

intro-, intro., introduce, introducer, introduction, introductory, introflection, introgression, introit, introitus, introject
Sometimes in·tro·duc·tive.

Origin of introductory

1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin intrōductōrius, equivalent to Latin intrōduc-, variant stem of intrōdūcere (see introduce) + -tōrius -tory1

SYNONYMS FOR introductory

See preliminary.

Related forms

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British Dictionary definitions for introductive

introductory

/ (ˌɪntrəˈdʌktərɪ, -trɪ) /

adjective

serving as an introduction; preliminary; prefatory

Derived Forms

introductorily, adverbintroductoriness, noun
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