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initiatory

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As an adjective, initiatory means of or pertaining to initiation. As a noun, it means an introductory act or rite.

Meanings of initiatory

4 meanings

adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to initiation

  2. Inceptive, initial, inaugural or introductory

  3. Serving to set in motion

    “the magazine's inaugural issue”

    “the initiative phase in the negotiations”

    “an initiatory step toward a treaty”

    Similar: inaugural, initiative, first, maiden

noun

  1. An introductory act or rite.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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adjective: serving to set in motion

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