ab initio

[ ahb i-nit-ee-oh; English ab i-nish-ee-oh ]
/ ɑb ɪˈnɪt iˌoʊ; English æb ɪˈnɪʃ iˌoʊ /

adverb Latin.

from the beginning.

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earnest
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.
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aave, ab, ab aeterno, ab esse, ab extra, ab initio, ab intra, ab origine, ab ovo, ab urbe condita, ab-
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ab initio
/ Latin (æb ɪˈnɪʃɪˌəʊ) /

from the start; from scratchab initio courses
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