initiatory

in·i·ti·a·to·ry

I0145400 (ĭ-nĭsh′ē-ə-tôr′ē)adj.1. Introductory; initial.2. Tending or used to initiate.

initiatory

(ɪˈnɪʃɪˌətərɪ) adjof or concerning initiation or serving to initiate; initiative

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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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"initiative, maiden, inaugural, firstopening - first or beginning; "the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth"; "the play's opening scene"

initiatory

adjectiveOf, relating to, or occurring at the start of something:beginning, inceptive, incipient, initial, introductory, leadoff.

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