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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɪˌnɪʃ.iˈeɪ.ʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-initiation.wav Forms: initiations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French initiation, from Latin initiātiō. Morphologically initiate + -ion Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₁ey-}}, {{bor|en|frm|initiation}} Middle French initiation, {{der|en|la|initiātiō}} Latin initiātiō, {{suffix|en|initiate|ion|nocat=1}} initiate + -ion Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} initiation (countable and uncountable, plural initiations)
  1. The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms (act of initiating): beginning, start Translations (act of initiating): начало (načalo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), започване (započvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 开始 (kāishǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 发起 (fāqǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), iniciato (Esperanto), johdatus (Finnish), alullepano (Finnish), initiation [feminine] (French), iniciación [feminine] (Galician), წამოწყება (c̣amoc̣q̇eba) (Georgian), Initiation [feminine] (German), Initiierung [feminine] (German), חניכה (h'anikha) (Hebrew), inizio [masculine] (Italian), 開始 (kaishi) (Japanese), 着手 (chaukushu) (Japanese), 始まり (hajimari) (Japanese), iniciação [feminine] (Portuguese), inicio [masculine] (Spanish), terbiye (Zazaki)
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  2. The form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society; mode of entrance into an organized body; especially, the rite of admission into a secret society or order. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society): въвеждане (vǎveždane) (Bulgarian), 入会仪式 (Chinese Mandarin), jäseneksi ottaminen (Finnish), jäseneksi vihkiminen (Finnish), initiation [feminine] (French), μύηση (mýisi) [feminine] (Greek), טקס חניכה (tekes h'anikha) [masculine] (Hebrew), beavatás (Hungarian), iniziazione [feminine] (Italian), inicjacja (Polish), iniciação [feminine] (Portuguese), инициа́ция (iniciácija) [feminine] (Russian), iniciación [feminine] (Spanish), ініціа́ція (iniciácija) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
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  3. (chemistry) The first step of transcription or of transduction. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-initiation-en-noun-aedvw1PD Categories (other): Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 46 41 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 38 38 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 46 42 12 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: clutch initiation, initiation ceremony, initiation codon, self-initiation Related terms: initial, initiate, initiationism

Noun [French]

IPA: /i.ni.sja.sjɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-initiation.wav Forms: initiations [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French initiation, borrowed from Latin initiātiō. Morphologically, from initier + -ation. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|initiation|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French initiation, {{inh+|fr|frm|initiation}} Inherited from Middle French initiation, {{der|fr|la|initiātiō}} Latin initiātiō, {{af|fr|initier|-ation}} initier + -ation Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} initiation f (plural initiations)
  1. initiation Tags: feminine Related terms: initiatique

Noun [Swedish]

Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||g=c|g2=|head=|sort=}} initiation c, {{sv-noun|c}} initiation c Inflection templates: {{sv-infl-noun-c-er}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], initiation [indefinite, nominative, singular], initiations [genitive, indefinite, singular], initiationen [definite, nominative, singular], initiationens [definite, genitive, singular], initiationer [indefinite, nominative, plural], initiationers [genitive, indefinite, plural], initiationerna [definite, nominative, plural], initiationernas [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. initiation (ceremony) Tags: common-gender Derived forms: initiationsrit (english: initiation rite)
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Inflected forms

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        "French nouns",
        "French terms derived from Latin",
        "French terms derived from Middle French",
        "French terms inherited from Middle French",
        "French terms suffixed with -ation",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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      ],
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        [
          "initiation",
          "#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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}

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  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "initiation rite",
      "word": "initiationsrit"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sv-infl-noun-c-er",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "initiation",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "initiations",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "initiationen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "initiationens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "initiationer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "initiationers",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "initiationerna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "initiationernas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "",
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        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
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    },
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      "args": {
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      "name": "sv-infl-noun-c-er"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "categories": [
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        "Pages with entries",
        "Swedish common-gender nouns",
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        "Swedish lemmas",
        "Swedish nouns"
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        "initiation (ceremony)"
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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