| Main Entry: | introductory |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | preliminary, first |
Synonyms: |
anterior, basic, beginning, early, elementary, inaugural, incipient, inductive, initial, initiatory, opening, original, precursory, prefatory, prelusive, preparative, preparatory, primary, prior, proemial, provisional, rudimentary, starting |
Antonyms: |
concluding, ending, final, finishing, last |
| Main Entry: | preliminary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | introductory, initial |
Synonyms: |
basic, elemental, elementary, exploratory, first, fundamental, inductive, initiatory, opening, pilot, preceding, precursory, prefatory, preparatory, preparing, primal, primary, prior, qualifying, readying, test, trial |
Antonyms: |
closing, concluding, final |
| Main Entry: | preparatory |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | introductory, basic |
Synonyms: |
before, elementary, in advance of, in anticipation of, inductive, opening, precautionary, prefatory, preliminary, prelusive, prep, preparative, previous, primary, prior to |
Antonyms: |
auxiliary, supplementary |
| Main Entry: | a posteriori |
| Part of Speech: | adjective/adverb |
| Definition: | involving reasoning from facts |
Synonyms: |
analytical, empirical, experimental, from the latter, inducible, inductive, logical, practical |
Antonyms: |
a priori |
| Main Entry: | prolegomenous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | preliminary |
Synonyms: |
basic, elemental, elementary, exploratory, first, fundamental, inductive, initiatory, introductory, opening, pilot, preceding, precursory, prefatory, preparatory, preparing, primal, primary, prior, qualifying, readying, test, trial |
| Main Entry: | prolegomenous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | introductory |
Synonyms: |
anterior, basic, beginning, early, elementary, inaugural, incipient, inductive, initial, initiatory, opening, original*, precursory, prefatory, preliminary, prelusive, preparative, preparatory, primary, prior, proemial, provisional, rudimentary, starting |