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- [ih-nish-ee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
- /ɪˈnɪʃ i əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/
- /ɪ.ˈnɪ.ʃɪə.tə.rɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ih-nish-ee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
- /ɪˈnɪʃ i əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/
Definitions of initiatory word
- adjective initiatory introductory; initial: an initiatory step toward a treaty. 1
- adjective initiatory serving to initiate or admit into a society, club, etc. 1
- noun initiatory Of or pertaining to initiation. 1
- adjective initiatory of or concerning initiation or serving to initiate; initiative 0
- adjective initiatory beginning; introductory; initial 0
- adjective initiatory of or used in an initiation 0
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Origin of initiatory
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15; initiate + -ory1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Initiatory
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
initiatory popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
initiatory usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for initiatory
adj initiatory
- antecedent — An antecedent of something happened or existed before it and was similar to it in some way.
- basic — You use basic to describe things, activities, and principles that are very important or necessary, and on which others depend.
- earliest — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
- early — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
- first — being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., used as the ordinal number of one: the first edition; the first vice president.
adjective initiatory
- beginning — The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
- elementary — Of or relating to the most rudimentary aspects of a subject.
- embryonic — Of or relating to an embryo.
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