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
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.
• incipient
• opening
• final
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.
• (typography, calligraphy): drop cap, versal
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
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
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
