initiation
noun [U] (START) /ɪˌnɪʃ.iˈeɪ.ʃən/ formalDefinition
› an occasion when something starts: Lawyers for the couple have announced the initiation of divorce proceedings.Beginnings and starts
(Definition of initiation noun (START) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- beginning noun
- commencement noun
- inception noun
- institution noun (START)
- introduction noun (PUT INTO USE)
- jumping-off point noun
- kick-off noun
- onset noun
- opening noun (BEGINNING)
- salvo noun
- seed noun (BEGINNING)
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