ab initio
[ ahb i-nit-ee-oh; English ab i-nish-ee-oh ]
/ ɑb ɪˈnɪt iˌoʊ; English æb ɪˈnɪʃ iˌoʊ /
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adverb Latin.
from the beginning.
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ab initio
/ Latin (æb ɪˈnɪʃɪˌəʊ) /
from the start; from scratchab initio courses
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