ab-initio

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Adverbial ab-initio has 1 sense

initially, ab initio, at first, at the start - at the beginning; "at first he didn't notice anything strange"

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ab initio

Definition:

adverb, Latin

From the beginning; from the start.

Sense 1:

adverb

Used to describe actions or situations that originate or occur at the beginning of a process or development.

Sample Sentence: She decided to study law and started learning about the legal system ab initio.

Sense 2:

noun

A course or program that starts from the fundamentals.

Sample Sentence: The university offers an ab initio language program for beginners.

Sense 3:

adjective

Referring to something that is done or carried out from the beginning.

Sample Sentence: The company committed ab initio to implement sustainable practices.