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initiatory
[ ih-nish-ee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
adjective
- introductory; initial:
an initiatory step toward a treaty.
- serving to initiate or admit into a society, club, etc.
initiatory
/ ɪˈnɪʃɪˌətərɪ /
adjective
- of or concerning initiation or serving to initiate; initiative
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- in·i·ti·a·to·ri·ly [ih-nish-ee-, uh, -, tawr, -, uh, -lee, -, tohr, -, ih-, nish, -ee-, uh, -tawr-, uh, -lee, -tohr-], adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of initiatory1
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Example Sentences
The initiatory ceremony for full membership is now a mock duel in which the arm alone is wounded.
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The duties assigned to young medical officers were unimportant—initiatory rather than definite in kind.
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Mr. Howitt has viewed the initiatory ceremonies of more than one tribe, and is familiar with their inmost secrets.
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Urging Virgin Luck not to quit his initiatory table, the captain reluctantly went at their heels.
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Their very position, became thus the initiatory step in their assent to power.
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