initiation

Pronunciation: /ɪˌnɪʃ.iˈeɪ.ʃən/

The English word “initiation” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced.
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.
The first step of transcription or of transduction.

Borrowed from Middle French initiation, from Latin initiātiō. Morphologically initiate + -ion.

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