Definitions for ab initioɑb ɪˈnɪt iˌoʊ; Eng. æb ɪˈnɪʃ iˌoʊ
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ab in•i•ti•o*ɑb ɪˈnɪt iˌoʊ; Eng. æb ɪˈnɪʃ iˌoʊ(adv.)
from the beginning.
Category: Foreign Term
* Latin..
Princeton's WordNet
initially, ab initio(adverb)
at the beginning
"at first he didn't notice anything strange"
Wiktionary
ab initio(Adverb)
From the time when a legal document comes into force.
ab initio(Adverb)
Calculated from first principles, i.e. from basic laws without any further additional assumptions.
ab initio(Adverb)
Taken with no prior qualifications.
Origin: * First attested in 1600.
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