INITIATORY
\ɪnˈɪʃɪətəɹˌi], \ɪnˈɪʃɪətəɹˌi], \ɪ_n_ˈɪ_ʃ_ɪ__ə_t_ə_ɹ_ˌi]\
Definitions of INITIATORY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
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serving to set in motion; "the magazine's inaugural issue"; "the initiative phase in the negotiations"; "an initiatory step toward a treaty"; "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"; "the liner's maiden voyage"
By Princeton University
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serving to set in motion; "the magazine's inaugural issue"; "the initiative phase in the negotiations"; "an initiatory step toward a treaty"; "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"; "the liner's maiden voyage"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Tending or serving to initiate; introducing by instruction, or by the use and application of symbols or ceremonies; elementary; rudimentary.
By Oddity Software
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Tending or serving to initiate; introducing by instruction, or by the use and application of symbols or ceremonies; elementary; rudimentary.
By Noah Webster.
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Introductory; as, the initiatory steps in an undertaking.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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Introductory; initiating or serving to initiate.
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An introductory rite.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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