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alustava — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • initial adj Happening at the very start; first.
  • introductory adj Serving as an introduction; giving a basic overview before the main content.
  • prefatory adj Serving as a preface or prelude; introductory, preliminary.
  • preliminary adjective Coming before the main event or process; introductory.
  • preparatory adjective Done as preparation; serving to get something or someone ready.
  • presumptive adj Based on presumption or conjecture; inferred, likely, presumed.
  • rough adj Having an uneven or bumpy surface; not smooth.
  • rudimentary adj Basic or undeveloped; existing only in a simple or early form.
  • tentative adjective Not yet certain or fixed; provisional, subject to change.

Senses

alustava is used for these senses in English:

  • initial Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word.
  • introductory Introducing; giving a preview or idea of.
  • prefatory Serving as a preface or prelude; introductory, preliminary. [from 1670s]
  • preliminary In preparation for the main matter; initial, introductory, preparatory.
  • preparatory Of or pertaining to preparation, having the purpose of making something or someone ready, preparative.
  • presumptive (embryology) Of a cell or tissue: which has yet to differentiate, but is presumed to develop into a particular body part.
  • rough Approximate; hasty or careless; not finished.
  • rudimentary Of or relating to one or more rudiments.

initial — full definition

  1. adj Happening at the very start; first.
  2. noun The first letter of a name or word.
  3. verb To mark or sign something with your initials.

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