About The Word Initial
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Initial
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What's The Definition Of Initial?
[n] the first letter of a word (especially a person's name); "he refused to put the initials FRS after his name"
[adj] occurring at the beginning; "took the initial step toward reconciliation" [v] mark with one's initials Synonyms | Synonyms for Initial: first Related Terms | Find terms related to Initial: abecedarian | aboriginal | accept | accredit | affirm | alpha | alphabet | alphabetize | amen | antecedent | antenatal | approve | authenticate | authorize | autochthonous | autograph | basic | beginning | breaking-in | budding | capitalize | certify | character | commencing | confirm | cosign | countersign | creative | earliest | early | elemental | elementary | embryonic | endorse | fetal | first | first blush | first glance | first impression | first inning | first lap | first move | first round | first sight | first stage | first step | foremost | formative | foundational | fundamental | gambit | germinal | gestatory | give permission | give the go-ahead | give the imprimatur | give thumbs up | headmost | in embryo | in its infancy | in the bud | inaugural | inceptive | inchoate | inchoative | incipient | incunabular | infant | infantile | initiative | initiatory | inscribe | introductory | inventive | le premier pas | leading | letter | maiden | mark | monogram | nascent | natal | notarize | OK | opening | opening move | original | parturient | pass | pass on | pass upon | permit | pioneer | postnatal | pregnant | prenatal | primal | primary | prime | primeval | primitive | primitiveness | primitivity | primogenial | procreative | ratify | rubber stamp | rudimental | rudimentary | sanction | say amen to | seal | second | sign | sign and seal | subscribe to | support | swear and affirm | swear to | transcribe | transliterate | undersign | underwrite | ur | validate | visa | vise | warming-up | warrant See Also | alphabetic character | approve | letter | letter of the alphabet | O.K. | okay | sanction | sign Initial In Webster's Dictionary \In*i"tial\, a. [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. The first letter of a word or a name. \In*i"tial\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Initialed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Initialing}.] To put an initial to; to mark with an initial of initials. [R.] |
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