initial
(verb) mark with one’s initials
Source: WordNet® 3.1
initialling
(British) present participle of initial
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
11 April 2025
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