initiatory
Americanadjective
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introductory; initial.
an initiatory step toward a treaty.
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serving to initiate or admit into a society, club, etc.
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That initiatory dinner consisted of mashed potatoes and jellied cranberry sauce from the can, a dish he loved because its sweet-and-sour flavor tasted faintly of home.
From New York Times ● Nov. 15, 2016
As the initiatory formula usual in the epistles of Paul is wanting in this, it has been questioned whether it was really an epistle, or only a discourse intended for the general reader.
From The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity by George Reber
A meeting was held in old St. Paul's Church, at which, with the aid of a militia company, martial music, and masonic rites, the remarkable initiatory proceedings took place.
From The Falls of Niagara and Other Famous Cataracts by George W. Holley
“I beg to express to your lordship”— “Sam!” said Mrs. Harris, interrupting him, “you have omitted the very pith and essence of initiatory greeting.”
From An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West by Alfred Ernest Rice
The House was still more active in its initiatory steps toward a policy.
From The Struggle between President Johnson and Congress over Reconstruction by Charles Ernest Chadsey
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