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a formal entry into an organization or position or office
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- his initiation into the club
- he was ordered to report for induction into the army
- he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame
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an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current
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reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
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stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors
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- the elicitation of his testimony was not easy
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the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time)
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- the induction of an anesthetic state
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an act that sets in motion some course of events
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