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Word entry · 9 letters

induction

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"Joining rite"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ɪnˈdʌkʃən/Part of speech nounSorted cdiinnotuStarts with IEnds with N2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. an act that sets in motion some course of events

Word origin

Inherited from Middle English induction, from Old French induction, from Latin inductiō, from indūcō (“to lead”). By surface analysis, induct + -ion or induce + -tion.

Used in a sentence

  • I know not you; nor am I well pleased to make this time, as the affair now stands, the induction of your acquaintance.
  • These promises are fair, the parties sure, / And our induction full of prosperous hope.
  • [Strom] Thurmond also condemned [Bayard] Rustin for having refusing ^([sic]) military induction as a conscientious objector.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Joining rite9 letters
02Club ceremony9 letters

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