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Meaning of initium | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
[ɪˈnɪ.ti.ũː]

Definitions

  1. beginning, start
    declension-2, neuter
  2. a going in, entrance
    declension-2, neuter
  3. rites, mysteries
    declension-2, in-plural, neuter
  4. initiative, first move
    declension-2, neuter

Equivalents

Deutsch Exequien
Ελληνικά απόκρυφα
English beginning dawn Entrance initiative Mysteries Rites start
Français rites rîtes Rituel
日本語 深奥
Polski obrzędowość
Русский премудрость
Українська обрядовість
Tiếng Việt lễ nghi

Examples

“Eorum una pars, quam Gallos obtinere dictum est, initium capit a flumine Rhodano”

Another part of the country, which has already been said to contain the Gauls, takes its origin by the Rhone river.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

initu initui initum initus inituum iniucunditas

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