English Explanatory Dictionary

ab initio

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. From the time when a law, legal right or decree, contract, ownership interest, partnership (etc.) comes into force.
  2. Calculated from first principles, i.e. from basic laws without any further additional assumptions.
  3. Taken with no prior qualifications.

Pronunciation

/ˌæb ɪˈnɪʃ.i.oʊ/ /ˌæb əˈnɪt.i.oʊ/ /ˌɑb əˈnɪt.i.oʊ/

Word forms

ab initio ab init

Etymology

From Latin ab (“from”) + initiō, ablative singular of initium (“beginning”).

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