- Serving to introduce something else; leading to the
main subject or business; preliminary; prefatory; as, introductory
proceedings; an introductory discourse.
Meaning of 'introductory' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 . introductory
[ s]
Meaning (1): - serving as a base or starting point
Example in sentence:
a basic course in Russian;
a set of basic tools;
an introductory art course;
basic training for raw recruits
Meaning (2): - serving to open or begin
Example in sentence:
began the slide show with some introductory remarks