As a noun initiation
is the act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced; as, initiation into a society, into business, literature, etc.
As a letter x is
the twenty-fourth letter of the.
As a symbol x is
voiceless velar fricative.
initiation
Noun
(
en noun)
The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced; as, initiation into a society, into business, literature, etc.
The form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society; mode of entrance into an organized body; especially, the rite of admission into a secret society or order.
Related terms
* initial
* initiate
* initiationism
Synonyms
* (act of initiating) beginning, start
Antonyms
* (act of initiating) conclusion, end
x
Translingual
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(
wikipedia X)
Etymology 1
Letter
The twenty-fourth letter of the .
Symbol
(
mul-symbol)
A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
strike
Etymology 2
Possibly from skull and crossbones
Derived terms
* XXX
See also
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, page=X
, NATO=X-ray
, Morse=–··–
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Image:Latin X.png, Capital and lowercase versions of X , in normal and italic type
Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur
Roman numerals
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