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introductory

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɪntɹəˈdʌktəɹi/
  • Received-Pronunciation: [ˌɪntɹəˈdʌktɹi]
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, General-American: /ˌɪntɹəˈdʌktɚi/
  • Australian: /ˌɪntɹəˈdɐktəɹi/
  • Australian: [ˌɪntɹəˈdɐktɹi]
  • New-Zealand: /ˌəntɹəˈdɐktəɹi/
  • New-Zealand: [ˌəntɹəˈdɐktɹi]
  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 N T R AH0 D AH1 K T ER0 IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: IH2 N T R OW0 D AH1 K T ER0 IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Introducing; giving a preview, idea or foretaste of.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • He enrolled in an introductory wine-making course.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

serving as an introduction or preface

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: prefatorial, prefatory

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

serving to open or begin

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • began the slide show with some introductory remarks

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

serving as a base or starting point

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a basic course in Russian
  • basic training for raw recruits
  • a set of basic tools
  • an introductory art course

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: basic

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin intrōductōrius, from Latin intrōductus.

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: পরিচায়ক (poricaẏok) — introducing
  • Bulgarian: уводен (uvoden) — introducing
  • Bulgarian: встъпителен (vstǎpitelen) — introducing
  • Catalan: introductori — introducing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 介紹的 /介绍的 (jièshào de) — introducing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 引導的 /引导的 (yǐndǎo de) — introducing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 導言的 /导言的 (dǎoyán de) — introducing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 基礎的 /基础的 (jīchǔ de) — introducing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 入門的 /入门的 (rùmén) — introducing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 開場的 /开场的 (kāichǎng de) — introducing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 開頭的 /开头的 (kāitóu) — introducing
  • Dutch: inleidend — introducing
  • Finnish: alustava — introducing
  • Finnish: johdanto- — introducing
  • French: d'introduction — introducing
  • French: introductif — introducing
  • French: introductoire — introducing
  • German: einführend — introducing
  • German: einleitend — introducing
  • Greek: εισαγωγικός (eisagogikós) — introducing
  • Italian: introduttivo — introducing
  • Norwegian Bokmål: innledende — introducing
  • Portuguese: introdutório — introducing
  • Russian: вво́дный (vvódnyj) — introducing
  • Russian: вступи́тельный (vstupítelʹnyj) — introducing
  • Russian: нача́льный (načálʹnyj) — introducing
  • Russian: предвари́тельный (predvarítelʹnyj) — introducing
  • Spanish: introductorio — introducing
  • Swedish: inledande — introducing
  • Swedish: för nybörjare — introducing
Real reading context

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