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introductive

introductive adjective: of, pertaining to, or serving as an introduction.

Adjective

introductive (comparative more introductive, superlative most introductive)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or serving as an introduction

Forms of introductive

comparativemore introductive
superlativemost introductive

Origin of introductive

From introduction, after such pairs as induction: inductive; see the suffix -ive.

Words formed from introductive

Questions about introductive

What does introductive mean?
Introductive means of, pertaining to, or serving as an introduction.
What part of speech is introductive?
Introductive is an adjective.

Words near introductive in the dictionary

  1. introduction
  2. introduction agencies
  3. introduction agency
  4. introductionless
  5. introductions
  6. introductive
  7. introductively
  8. introductor
  9. introductorily
  10. introductoriness
  11. introductors

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