initiation
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/ɪ.nɪ.ʃi.ˈeɪ.ʃən/
English
Definitions
noun
- The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced“initiation into a society”
- The form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society; mode of entrance into an organized body; especially, the rite of admission into a secret society or order.
- The first step of transcription or of transduction.
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beginningstartinductionfoundingoriginationinstallationfoundationcreationinstitutioninstaurationtriggerinitiateinitiativeoperationinitiatorintroductionoperationalizationinauguration