introductory

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin intrōductōrius, from Latin intrōductus.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌɪntɹəˈdʌktəɹi/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌɪntɹəˈdaktəɹi/, /ˌɪntɹəˈdaktɹi/

Adjective

introductory (not comparable)

1. Introducing; giving a preview or idea of.

   He enrolled in an introductory wine-making course.

Synonyms

• prefatory

Derived terms

• introductory subject

Related terms

• introduce
• introduction

Translations

introducing

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Bengali: পরিচায়ক (bn) (poricaẏok)
• Bulgarian: уводен (bg) (uvoden), встъпителен (bg) (vstǎpitelen)
• Catalan: introductori
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 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), 開頭的／开头的 (kāitóu)

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: inleidend (nl)
• Finnish: alustava (fi), johdanto-
• French: d’introduction, introductif (fr), introductoire (fr)
• German: einführend (de), einleitend (de) (words)
• Greek: εισαγωγικός (el) m (eisagogikós)
• Hindi: please add this translation if you can
• Italian: introduttivo (it)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: innledende

• Persian: please add this translation if you can
• Portuguese: introdutório
• Russian: вво́дный (ru) (vvódnyj), вступи́тельный (ru) (vstupítelʹnyj), нача́льный (ru) (načálʹnyj), предвари́тельный (ru) (predvarítelʹnyj)
• Serbo-Croatian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: introductorio (es)
• Swedish: inledande (sv), för nybörjare (sv)
• Ukrainian: please add this translation if you can