Introductory

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1.

Serving to introduce something else; leading to the main subject or business; preliminary; prefatory; as, introductory proceedings; an introductory discourse.

Adj.	1.	introductory - serving to open or begin; "began the slide show with some introductory remarks"
	2.	introductory - 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" Synonyms: basic
	3.	introductory - serving as an introduction or preface Synonyms: prefatorial, prefatory

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