introductory

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introductory

/ˌɪntɹəˈdʌktəɹi/ UK
[ˌɪntɹəˈdʌktɹi] UK
/ˌɪntɹəˈdʌktɚi/ Canada, US
/ˌɪntɹəˈdɐktəɹi/ Australia
[ˌɪntɹəˈdɐktɹi] Australia
/ˌəntɹəˈdɐktəɹi/ New Zealand
[ˌəntɹəˈdɐktɹi] New Zealand

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Late Latin intrōductōrius, from Latin intrōductus.

adjective

not comparable Introducing; giving a preview, idea or foretaste of. He enrolled in an introductory wine-making course.
Similar: prefatory, preparatory

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: prefatory, prefatorial, preceding, first, basic, opening, lead-in, introduction, preliminary, preamble, preambular, pretrial, preparatory, precursory, initiation, explanatory

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adj introducing

Español	introductorio
中文	介紹的 /介绍的 jièshào de, 引導的 /引导的 yǐndǎo de, 導言的 /导言的 dǎoyán de, 基礎的 /基础的 jīchǔ de, 入門的 /入门的 rùmén, 開場的 /开场的 kāichǎng de
Português	introdutório
Français	d'introduction, introductif, introductoire
Deutsch	einführend, einleitend
Italiano	introduttivo
Ελληνικά	εισαγωγικός eisagogikós
Русский	вво́дный vvódnyj, вступи́тельный vstupítelʹnyj, нача́льный načálʹnyj, предвари́тельный predvarítelʹnyj

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@misc{introductory_2026,
  title = {introductory},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/introductory},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}