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What does initiation mean?

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Noun
  1. The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced
  2. The form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society; mode of entrance into an organized body; especially, the rite of admission into a secret society or order.
  3. (chemistry) The first step of transcription or of transduction.
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Special emphasis is given to the initial stages of microspore embryogenic potential acquirement and the initiation of cell divisions.
According to Sanghera, at the time of the initiation of the Khalsa, many wars and atrocities had marred the landscape of India.
The ancient knappers struck nodules nearly dead center with a wedge initiation of 90 deg.
A long time ago, most Kshatriyas and Vaishyas ceased to perform the initiation ceremony in its full form.
The bare facts of Einstein's initiation into the problem of relativizing gravitation theory are known.
She has a current beau who affirms himself by aggressive initiation of sexual interaction.

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