INITIATION


Meaning of INITIATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪnɪʃieɪʃ(ə)n ]

( initiations)

1.

The initiation of something is the starting of it.

They announced the initiation of a rural development programme...

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2.

Someone’s initiation into a particular group is the act or process by which they officially become a member, often involving special ceremonies.

This was my initiation into the peace movement.

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