"introductory" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌɪntrəˈdʌktəri/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-introductory.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin intrōductōrius, from Latin intrōductus. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|LL.|intrōductōrius}} Late Latin intrōductōrius, {{der|en|la|intrōductus}} Latin intrōductus Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} introductory (not comparable)
  1. Introducing; giving a preview or idea of. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: prefatory Derived forms: introductory subject Related terms: introduce, introduction Translations (introducing): পরিচায়ক (poricaẏok) (Bengali), уводен (uvoden) (Bulgarian), встъпителен (vstǎpitelen) (Bulgarian), introductori (Catalan), 介紹的 (Chinese Mandarin), 介绍的 (jièshào de) (Chinese Mandarin), 引導的 (Chinese Mandarin), 引导的 (yǐndǎo de) (Chinese Mandarin), 導言的 (Chinese Mandarin), 导言的 (dǎoyán de) (Chinese Mandarin), 基礎的 (Chinese Mandarin), 基础的 (jīchǔ de) (Chinese Mandarin), 入門的 (Chinese Mandarin), 入门的 (rùmén) (Chinese Mandarin), 開場的 (Chinese Mandarin), 开场的 (kāichǎng de) (Chinese Mandarin), 開頭的 (Chinese Mandarin), 开头的 (kāitóu) (Chinese Mandarin), inleidend (Dutch), alustava (Finnish), johdanto- (Finnish), d’introduction (French), introductif (French), introductoire (French), einführend (German), einleitend (english: words) (German), εισαγωγικός (eisagogikós) [masculine] (Greek), introduttivo (Italian), innledende (Norwegian Bokmål), introdutório (Portuguese), вво́дный (vvódnyj) (Russian), вступи́тельный (vstupítelʹnyj) (Russian), нача́льный (načálʹnyj) (Russian), предвари́тельный (predvarítelʹnyj) (Russian), introductorio (Spanish), inledande (Swedish), för nybörjare (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-introductory-en-adj-O~R9leuo Categories (other): Bengali terms with redundant script codes, English entries with incorrect language header

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