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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. serving to open or begin;
- Example: "began the slide show with some introductory remarks"

2. serving as a base or starting point;
- Example: "a basic course in Russian"
- Example: "basic training for raw recruits"
- Example: "a set of basic tools"
- Example: "an introductory art course"
[syn: basic, introductory]

3. serving as an introduction or preface;
[syn: introductory, prefatorial, prefatory]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Introductory \In`tro*duc"to*ry\, a. [L. itroductorius: cf. F.
   introductoire.]
   Serving to introduce something else; leading to the main
   subject or business; preliminary; prefatory; as, introductory
   proceedings; an introductory discourse.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

introductory
    adj 1: serving to open or begin; "began the slide show with some
           introductory remarks"
    2: serving as a base or starting point; "a basic course in
       Russian"; "basic training for raw recruits"; "a set of basic
       tools"; "an introductory art course" [syn: basic,
       introductory]
    3: serving as an introduction or preface [syn: introductory,
       prefatorial, prefatory]