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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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This can be done only if the antibody workup is completed prior to the initiation of surgery.
Institutional review board approval for this study was obtained before initiation of data acquisition.
Swung around the head by a string they produce quivering vibrations in the air and have particular significance for initiation rites.
Special emphasis is given to the initial stages of microspore embryogenic potential acquirement and the initiation of cell divisions.
The bare facts of Einstein's initiation into the problem of relativizing gravitation theory are known.
The ancient knappers struck nodules nearly dead center with a wedge initiation of 90 deg.

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