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Meaning of initiation

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  initiation
      n 1: a formal entry into an organization or position or office;
           "his initiation into the club"; "he was ordered to report
           for induction into the army"; "he gave a speech as part of
           his installation into the hall of fame" [syn: {initiation},
           {induction}, {installation}]
      2: the act of starting something for the first time; introducing
         something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an
         adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society" [syn:
         {initiation}, {founding}, {foundation}, {institution},
         {origination}, {creation}, {innovation}, {introduction},
         {instauration}]
      3: wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge; "his
         knowledgeability impressed me"; "his dullness was due to lack
         of initiation" [syn: {knowledgeability}, {knowledgeableness},
         {initiation}]
      4: an act that sets in motion some course of events [syn:
         {trigger}, {induction}, {initiation}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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