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in⋅tro⋅duc⋅to⋅ry
[in-truh-duhk-tuh-ree] 
trəˈdʌk
–adjective
| serving or used to introduce; preliminary; beginning: an introductory course; an introductory paragraph. |
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Language Translation for : introductory
| Spanish: | introductorio, | German: | einleitend, | Japanese: | 前置きの |
| in·tro·duc·to·ry
(ĭn'trə-dŭk'tə-rē) Pronunciation Key
adj.
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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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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