introductory

1. 1.

   serving to open or begin

   “began the slide show with some introductory remarks”

   Similaropening
2. 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”

   Synonymsbasic

   Similarfirst
3. 3.

   serving as an introduction or preface

   Synonymsprefatorialprefatory

   Similarpreceding

Questions about introductory

What does introductory mean?

introductory means "serving to open or begin". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in introductory?

introductory has 5 syllables: in-tro-duc-to-ry. The stress falls on "duc". In IPA it is /ˌɪntɹəˈdʌktɚi/.

What is another word for introductory?

Close synonyms include basic, prefatorial, prefatory. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is introductory a common word?

introductory is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.