Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
INITIATORY
inaugural, initiative, initiatory, first, maiden
(adjective) serving to set in motion; “the magazine’s inaugural issue”; “the initiative phase in the negotiations”; “an initiatory step toward a treaty”; “his first (or maiden) speech in Congress”; “the liner’s maiden voyage”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
initiatory (comparative more initiatory, superlative most initiatory)
Of or pertaining to initiation
inceptive, initial, inaugural or introductory
Noun
initiatory (plural initiatories)
An introductory act or rite.
Source: Wiktionary
In*i"ti*a*to*ry, a.
1. Suitable for an introduction or beginning; introductory; prefatory; as, an initiatory step. Bp. Hall.
2. Tending or serving to initiate; introducing by instruction, or by the use and application of symbols or ceremonies; elementary; rudimentary. Some initiatory treatises in the law. Herbert. Two initiatory rites of the same general import can not exist together. J. M. Mason.
In*i"ti*a*to*ry, n.
Definition: An introductory act or rite. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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