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[ noun ] the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
Examples "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult" "the foundation of a new scientific society" "he regards the fork as a modern introduction" Used in print (Irving Fineman, Woman of Valor: The Life of Henrietta...)Another source of intellectual stimulus was opened to her at that time by the founding of Johns_Hopkins_University within walking distance of home . (A.L. Kroeber, "Semantic Contribution of Lexicostatistic...)If of the founders of glottochronology Swadesh has escaped our steady plodding , and Lees has repudiated his own share in the founding , that is no reason why we should swerve . |
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