INSTAURATION

initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration

(noun) the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; “she looked forward to her initiation as an adult”; “the foundation of a new scientific society”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

instauration (countable and uncountable, plural instaurations)

restoration after decay or dilapidation; renewal; repair

• T. Burnet

Source: Wiktionary


In`stau*ra"tion, n. Etym: [L. instauratio: cf. F. instauration.]

Definition: Restoration after decay, lapse, or dilapidation; renewal; repair; renovation; renaissance. Some great catastrophe or . . . instauration. T. Burnet.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 September 2024

SPRINGBOARD

(noun) a beginning from which an enterprise is launched; “he uses other people’s ideas as a springboard for his own”; “reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions”; “the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out”


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Coffee Trivia

International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.

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