kənˈsɛpʃən ˈkɒz.mɒs kɹiːˈeɪʃən ɛɡ.ˈzɪs.təns faʊnˈdeɪʃən ˈfaʊndɪŋ ɪ.nɪ.ʃi.ˈeɪ.ʃən ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃən ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃən ˌɪntɹəˈdʌkʃən ˈmæk.ɹəʊˌkɒ.zəm ˈmæk.ɹəˌkɑ.zəm ˈjuːnɪˌvɜːs ˈjuːnəˌvɝs wɜːld wɝld wɵːld 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 the human act of creating an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone the event that occurred at the beginning of something from its creation the plan was doomed to failure everything that exists anywhere they study the evolution of the universe the biggest tree in existence