ab initio

[ ahb i-nit-ee-oh; English ab i-nish-ee-oh ]

/ ɑb ɪˈnɪt iˌoʊ; English æb ɪˈnɪʃ iˌoʊ /

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adverb Latin.

from the beginning.

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Words nearby ab initio

Abilene, ability, Abimelech, Abingdon, Abington, ab initio, Abinoam, ab intra, abiogenesis, abiogenic, abiological

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How to use ab initio in a sentence

It met with the disapprobation ab initio of all men competent to form an opinion on Indian affairs.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
It is vitiated 'ab initio', and would, if successful, free you for the completion of this immoral project.
Justice (Second Series Plays)|John Galsworthy
If so, then the Possible and the Ideal are convertible terms; having their existence, ab initio, in the nature of the mind.
Lectures on Art|Washington Allston
When such is the case, the claim is of course void ab initio, and does not defeat the right of the railroad.
Monopolies and the People|D. C. Cloud

The nullity of an oath ab initio, is quando realiter vel reputative non juravimus; when really or reputatively we did not swear.
A Christian Directory|Baxter Richard

British Dictionary definitions for ab initio

ab initio

/ Latin (æb ɪˈnɪʃɪˌəʊ) /

from the start; from scratchab initio courses

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