INITIAL

initial

(adjective) occurring at the beginning; “took the initial step toward reconciliation”

initial

(noun) the first letter of a word (especially a person’s name); “he refused to put the initials FRS after his name”

initial

(verb) mark with one’s initials

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

initial (not comparable)

Chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin.

Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word.

Synonyms

• incipient

• opening

Antonyms

• final

Noun

initial (plural initials)

The first letter of a word or a name.

In plural, the first letter of each word of a person's full name considered as a unit.

(typesetting, calligraphy) A distinguished initial letter of a chapter or section of a document.

(phonology) onset, part of a syllable that precedes the syllable nucleus in phonetics and phonology.

Synonyms

• (typography, calligraphy): drop cap, versal

Verb

initial (third-person singular simple present initials, present participle initialling or initialing, simple past and past participle initialled or initialed)

(transitive) To sign one's initial(s), as an abbreviated signature.

Source: Wiktionary

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In*i"tial, a. Etym: [L. initialis, from initium a going in, entrance, beginning, fr. inire to go into, to enter, begin; pref. in- in + ire to go: cf. F. initial. See Issue, and cf. Commence.]

1. Of or pertaining to the beginning; marking the commencement; incipient; commencing; as, the initial symptoms of a disease.

2. Placed at the beginning; standing at the head, as of a list or series; as, the initial letters of a name.

In*i"tial, n.

Definition: The first letter of a word or a name.

In*i"tial, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Initialed; p. pr. & vb. n. Initialing.]

Definition: To put an initial to; to mark with an initial of initials. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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