noun
- An event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events.
- The act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new.
- usage: "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"
- synonyms: initiation, founding, foundation, institution, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration
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