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American Heritage Dictionary:

in·tro·duc·to·ry

(ĭn'trə-dŭk'tə-rē) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Of, relating to, or constituting an introduction.
  2. Serving to introduce. See synonyms at preliminary.
introductorily in'tro·duc'to·ri·ly adv.

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adjective

  1. Of, relating to, or occurring at the start of something: beginning, inceptive, incipient, initial, initiatory, leadoff. See start/end.
  2. Before or in preparation for the main matter, action, or business: inductive, prefatory, preliminary, preparatory, prolegomenous. See start/end.
  3. Serving to introduce a subject or person, for example: prefatory, preliminary, preparatory, prolegomenous. See start/end, words.

Antonyms by Answers.com:

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Definition: preliminary, first
Antonyms: concluding, ending, final, finishing, last

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: That begins something; preliminary.

pronunciation The student decided to try an introductory course in physics.

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