The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
introductory — in‧tro‧duc‧to‧ry [ˌɪntrəˈdʌktəri◂] adjective [only before a noun] MARKETING introductory offer/price etc a special low price that is charged for a new product for a limited period of time: • It will normally sell for £12 but as an introductory… … Financial and business terms
introductory — (adj.) c.1600, from L.L. introductorius, from introduct , pp. stem of introducere to lead in, bring in (see INTRODUCTION (Cf. introduction)). Also used in English from c.1400 as a noun meaning introductory treatise or textbook … Etymology dictionary
introductory — index aforesaid, antecedent, elementary, inchoate, incipient, initial, last (preceding), original … Law dictionary
introductory — adj *preliminary, preparatory, prefatory Antonyms: closing, concluding … New Dictionary of Synonyms
introductory — [adj] preliminary, first anterior, basic, beginning, early, elementary, inaugural, incipient, inductive, initial, initiatory, opening, original, precursory, prefatory, prelusive, preparative, preparatory, primary, prior, proemial, provisional,… … New thesaurus
introductory — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ serving as an introduction; basic or preliminary … English terms dictionary
introductory — [in΄trəduk′tə rē] adj. [L introductorius] used as an introduction; preliminary: also introductive introductorily adv … English World dictionary
introductory — in|tro|duc|to|ry [ˌıntrəˈdʌktəri] adj [only before noun] 1.) said or written at the beginning of a book, speech etc in order to explain what it is about introductory chapter/paragraph ▪ the objectives described in the introductory chapter ▪ as… … Dictionary of contemporary English
introductory — in|tro|duc|to|ry [ ,ıntrə dʌkt(ə)ri ] adjective 1. ) providing basic information about a subject, course of study, etc.: Beginners will have two introductory classes. an introductory textbook on statistics an introductory chapter/paragraph/essay… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
introductory — [[t]ɪ̱ntrədʌ̱ktəri[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n An introductory remark, talk, or part of a book gives a small amount of general information about a particular subject, often before a more detailed explanation. ...an introductory course in religion and… … English dictionary
