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Adverb: ab initio  ab i'ni-shee,ow
  1. At the beginning
    "ab initio he didn't notice anything strange";
    - initially, at first
Adjective: ab initio  ab i'ni-shee,ow
  1. From the beginning
    "The lawyer decided to review the case ab initio"

Encyclopedia: Ab initio