introductory

[in-truh-duhk-tuh-ree]

in·tro·duc·to·ry

[in-truh-duhk-tuh-ree]
adjective
serving or used to introduce; preliminary; beginning: an introductory course; an introductory paragraph.
Also, in·tro·duc·tive.


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

in·tro·duc·to·ri·ly, adverb
in·tro·duc·to·ri·ness, noun
sub·in·tro·duc·tive, adjective
sub·in·tro·duc·to·ry, adjective
un·in·tro·duc·tive, adjective
EXPAND
un·in·tro·duc·to·ry, adjective
COLLAPSE


See preliminary.

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introductory (ˌɪntrəˈdʌktərɪ, -trɪ)
 
adj
serving as an introduction; preliminary; prefatory
 
intro'ductorily
 
adv
 
intro'ductoriness
 
n

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