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DictionaryintroductoryInitial introduction
adjective

introductory

in-truh-DUK-ter-ee/ˌɪntrəˈdʌktəri/

Providing a first introduction to something.

The introductory pottery lesson starts with a simple hollow in a ball of clay.

An introductory pottery lesson: an instructor slowly demonstrates making a simple thumb hollow in a ball of clay while a beginner copies the same first step.
Etymology
introLatininward
+ductLatinto lead
+oryLatinserving to

Something introductory serves to “lead in”: it brings a learner into a subject through an initial explanation or basic presentation. The same image underlies an introductory textbook.

In context

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hello web app is an introductory into Django and I aimed it at non programmers and designers and people who are used to using the website
DjangoCon US 2015 - Lightning Talks

More examples

  • He enrolled in an introductory course in astronomy.
  • She offered a brief introductory remark.
  • The introductory lesson assumed no prior experience.

Forms

introductory

introduction noun — a first presentation or explanation

Similar words

preliminary
Preliminary comes before the main activity; introductory also acquaints a beginner with a subject.
basic
Basic concerns fundamentals; introductory is designed as a first encounter.