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in·tro·duc·to·ry

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–adjective

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

Also, in·tro·duc·tive.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < LL intrōductōrius, equiv. to L intrōduc-, var. s. of intrōdūcere (see introduce) + -tōrius -tory¹

]

—Related forms

in·tro·duc·to·ri·ly, adverb

in·tro·duc·to·ri·ness, noun

—Synonyms See preliminary.

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in·tro·duc·to·ry Audio Help (ĭn'trə-dŭk'tə-rē) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Of, relating to, or constituting an introduction.
Serving to introduce. See Synonyms at preliminary.

in'tro·duc'to·ri·ly adv.

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introductory
adjective
1.	serving to open or begin; "began the slide show with some introductory remarks"
2.	serving as a base or starting point; "a basic course in Russian"; "basic training for raw recruits"; "a set of basic tools"; "an introductory art course" [syn: basic]
3.	serving as an introduction or preface

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ˌintroˈductory [-ˈdaktəri] adjective

giving an introduction
Example: He made a few introductory remarks about the film before showing it.

Arabic:	تَمْهيدي، إسْتِهْلالي
Chinese (Simplified):	介绍的
Chinese (Traditional):	介紹的
Czech:	úvodní
Danish:	introducerende
Dutch:	inleidend
Estonian:	sissejuhatav
Finnish:	alustava
French:	d'introduction
German:	einleitend
Greek:	εισαγωγικός
Hungarian:	bevezető
Icelandic:	inngangs-
Indonesian:	pengantar
Italian:	introduttivo

Japanese:	前置きの
Korean:	소개하는
Latvian:	ievada-
Lithuanian:	įvadinis
Norwegian:	innledende, innlednings-
Polish:	wstępny
Portuguese (Brazil):	introdutório
Portuguese (Portugal):	introdutório
Romanian:	introductiv
Russian:	вступительный
Slovak:	úvodný
Slovenian:	uvoden
Spanish:	introductorio
Swedish:	inledande, inlednings-, introduktions-
Turkish:	giriş, başlangıç niteliğinde olan

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Introductory

In`tro*duc"to*ry\, a. [L. itroductorius: cf. F. introductoire.] Serving to introduce something else; leading to the main subject or business; preliminary; prefatory; as, introductory proceedings; an introductory discourse.

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