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initiative.

initiative

10 characters5 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/i.ni.sja.tiv/

  1. initiative

    feminine
    prendre l'initiative
    faire preuve d'initiative
Where this word comes from

From Medieval Latin *initiativus (“serving to initiate”), from Late Latin initiare (“to begin, Latin initiate”), from Latin initium (“beginning”), from ineo (“enter, begin”).

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