initiatory
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in·i·ti·a·to·ry
(ĭ-nĭsh′ē-ə-tôr′ē)adj.
1. Introductory; initial.
2. Tending or used to initiate.
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initiatory
(ɪˈnɪʃɪˌətərɪ)adj
of or concerning initiation or serving to initiate; initiative
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in•i•ti•a•to•ry
(ɪˈnɪʃ i əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i)adj.
1. introductory; initial.
2. serving to initiate.
[1605–15]
in•i`ti•a•to′ri•ly, adv.
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| Adj. | 1. |  initiatory - serving to set in motion; "the magazine's inaugural issue"; "the initiative phase in the negotiations"; "an initiatory step toward a treaty"; "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"; "the liner's maiden voyage"opening - first or beginning; "the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth"; "the play's opening scene" |
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initiatory
adj (= introductory) → einleitend, einführend
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