• n.
    ⦿the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
    lexical concept
  • she looked forward to her initiation as an adult
  • the foundation of a new scientific society

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Lexical context

wn:part of speechnoun
ontolex:lexicalized sense
  1. enl:creation
  2. enl:initiation
  3. enl:introduction
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skos:is in schemeOpen English WordNet
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  • creationfoundationfoundinginitiationinnovationinstaurationinstitutionintroductionorigination
  • creationfoundationfoundinginnovationinstaurationinstitutionorigination