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INSTAURATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
Example:
the foundation of a new scientific society
Synonyms:
creation; foundation; founding; initiation; innovation; instauration; institution; introduction; origination
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("instauration" is a kind of...):
beginning; commencement; start (the act of starting something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "instauration"):
authorship; paternity (the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing)