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US
/ˌɪntɹəˈdəktɝi, ˌɪntɹoʊˈdəktɝi/
]
[ UK /ˌɪntɹədˈʌktəɹˌi/ ]
[ UK /ˌɪntɹədˈʌktəɹˌi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
serving as a base or starting point
a set of basic tools
basic training for raw recruits
a basic course in Russian
an introductory art course -
serving to open or begin
began the slide show with some introductory remarks - serving as an introduction or preface
How To Use introductory In A Sentence
- After the introductory parts, the book begins with a summary of the scientific papers presented at the seminar.
- Biotechnology education could begin at the university level with a basic introductory course.
- Useful introductory and supplementary materials and informed commentaries on the individual works make this a work of interest to specialists and others.
- His gentle introductory tone modulates into a football coach's pre-game pep talk.
- Hanna called absently into the kitchen, then began reading the introductory paragraph on page 2. Mending Places
- The introductory 11 verses end with 6 standard galliambics, setting off the two principle lines in the middle and their motifs as the most emphatic.
- Students in an Introductory Psychology course were offered extra credit if they would agree to hand in their notes at the end of a specified class.
- In a separate development yesterday, Eircom turned up the heat in its attempts to sign up more customers by launching a new introductory package.
- There is no introductory editorial discussing the title or theme of the volume or its intended audience, but the essays mostly deal with language and metalinguistics in some way.
- Much of the introductory chapter consists of broad generalizations about Indians, culture areas, reservations, and allotment.
