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introductory en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌɪntɹəˈdʌktəɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˌɪntɹəˈdɐktəɹi/ (Australia)
  • [ˌɪntɹəˈdɐktɹi] (Australia)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˌɪntɹəˈdʌktɚi/ (Canada, General-American)
  • [ˌəntɹəˈdɐktɹi] (New-Zealand)
  • [ˌɪntɹəˈdʌktɹi] (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˌəntɹəˈdɐktəɹi/ (New-Zealand)

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin intrōductōrius, from Latin intrōductus.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Introducing; giving a preview, idea or foretaste of.
    • He enrolled in an introductory wine-making course.

Deriveds

postintroductory · preintroductory · introductoriness · introductory subject · nonintroductory · outroductory · subintroductory · introductorily

Relateds

introduce · introduction

Synonyms

preparatory · prefatory

Translations (30)

fr d'introduction (introducing) · cmn 開頭的 /开头的 (introducing) · ru нача́льный (introducing) · bn পরিচায়ক (introducing) · cmn 引導的 /引导的 (introducing) · bg встъпителен (introducing) · es introductorio (introducing) · ru вступи́тельный (introducing) · nl inleidend (introducing) · cmn 導言的 /导言的 (introducing) · el εισαγωγικός (introducing) · cmn 基礎的 /基础的 (introducing) · cmn 開場的 /开场的 (introducing) · fi alustava (introducing) · de einführend (introducing) · fr introductoire (introducing) · cmn 介紹的 /介绍的 (introducing) · cmn 入門的 /入门的 (introducing) · sv för nybörjare (introducing) · bg уводен (introducing) · nb innledende (introducing) · fr introductif (introducing) · pt introdutório (introducing) · de einleitend (introducing) · ca introductori (introducing) · fi johdanto- (introducing) · ru предвари́тельный (introducing) · sv inledande (introducing) · it introduttivo (introducing) · ru вво́дный (introducing)