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Suitable for an introduction or beginning; introductory; prefatory; as, an initiatory step.

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  1. a. Suitable for an introduction or beginning; introductory; prefatory; as, an initiatory step.
  2. a. Tending or serving to initiate; introducing by instruction, or by the use and application of symbols or ceremonies; elementary; rudimentary.
  3. n. An introductory act or rite.
  4. adj. serving to set in motion
  5. j:100 s serving to set in motion