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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Initiatory \In*i"ti*a*to*ry\, a. 1. Suitable for an introduction or beginning; introductory; prefatory; as an initiatory step. --Bp. Hall. 2. Tending or serving to initiate; introducing by instruction, or by the use and application of symbols or ceremonies; elementary; rudimentary. Some initiatory treatises in the law. --Herbert. Two initiatory rites of the same general import can not exist together. --J. M. Mason. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Initiatory \In*i"ti*a*to*ry\, n. An introductory act or rite. [R.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: initiatory adj : 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" [syn: {inaugural}, {initiative}, {first}, {maiden}]
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