the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The art of smelting and casting metals.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The act or process of casting metals.
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n. the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
Word Usage
"This is a work for which 'ground-breaking' really is the mot juste, yet although it has earned Reich the title 'founding father of minimalism', he himself regards it as leaving minimalism far behind."