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initiatief.

initiative

10 characters4 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/i.ni.sjaːˈtif/
  1. initiative

    neuter
Where this word comes from

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

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