"ab initio" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

IPA: /ˌæb ɪˈnɪʃ.i.oʊ/ [US], /ˌæb əˈnɪt.i.oʊ/ [US], /ˌɑb əˈnɪt.i.oʊ/ [US]
Etymology: From Latin ab (“from”) + initiō, ablative singular of initium (“beginning”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|ab||from}} Latin ab (“from”), {{m|la|initiō}} initiō, {{m|la|initium||beginning}} initium (“beginning”) Head templates: {{head|en|adverb|head=ab initio}} ab initio
  1. (law) From the time when a law, legal right or decree, contract, ownership interest, partnership (etc.) comes into force. Categories (topical): Law Translations (referring to the time from when a legal document comes into force): ab initio (Dutch), vanaf het begin (Dutch), आदितः (āditaḥ) (Hindi), с возникнове́ния (s vozniknovénija) (Russian), от нача́ла (ot načála) (Russian), ab initio (Spanish), desde el principio (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-ab_initio-en-adv-JlB7mGcf Topics: law Disambiguation of 'referring to the time from when a legal document comes into force': 67 8 10 10 6
  2. 2007, Parliament of India, “Section 14”, in Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, page 4:
    Sense id: en-ab_initio-en-adv-y8fNCzI9
  3. 2007, Parliament of India, “Section 14”, in Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, page 4:
    Sense id: en-ab_initio-en-adv-fNuLkcbD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 22 30 17 12
  4. (sciences) Calculated from first principles, i.e. from basic laws without any further additional assumptions. Categories (topical): Sciences
    Sense id: en-ab_initio-en-adv-IhpiOExO Topics: sciences
  5. (of an academic course) Taken with no prior qualifications.
    Sense id: en-ab_initio-en-adv-kJZdk~8x
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ab init

Adverb [German]

IPA: /ap iˈniːt͡si̯o/ Audio: De-ab_initio.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ab initiō (“from the beginning”). Etymology templates: {{bor|de|la|ab initiō|t=from the beginning}} Latin ab initiō (“from the beginning”) Head templates: {{head|de|adverb||||am {{{2}}}|head=ab initio|sort=}} ab initio, {{de-adv|head=ab initio}} ab initio
  1. ab initio Synonyms: a. i., ab in, ab init [abbreviation]
    Sense id: en-ab_initio-de-adv-2ig3GySe Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

Adverb [Spanish]

Head templates: {{es-adv}} ab initio
  1. ab initio
    Sense id: en-ab_initio-es-adv-2ig3GySe Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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        "ab initio"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ab initio",
          "ab initio#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ab initio"
}

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