initiationnoun
uk/ɪˌnɪʃ.iˈeɪ.ʃən/us/ɪˌnɪʃ.iˈeɪ.ʃən/initiation noun (START)
[ U ] formal an occasion when something starts:
Lawyers for the couple have announced the initiation of divorce proceedings.
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Beginnings and starts
- a baptism of/by fire idiom
- a clean sheet/slate idiom
- advent
- baptism
- beginning
- clean
- go/be back to square one idiom
- inception
- institution
- introduction
- jumping-off point
- onset
- seed
- square
- starting time
- the outset
- the thin end of the wedge idiom
- thin
- trigger
- zero hour
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initiation noun (INTRODUCTION)
[ C or U ] an occasion when someone is first introduced to an activity or skill:
My initiation into the mysteries of home brewing was not a success.
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Ceremonies
- cavalcade
- ceremonial
- ceremony
- commemorate
- commencement
- induction
- initiate
- knight
- master of ceremonies
- MC
- nuptials
- officiate
- pageant
- salute
- solemnize
- speech day
- state occasion
- swearing-in
- the red carpet
- troop
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