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in⋅i⋅tial
[i-nish-uh
l]
adjective, noun, verb, -tialed, -tial⋅ing or (especially British
) -tialled, -tial⋅ling.–adjective
| 1. | of, pertaining to, or occurring at the beginning; first: the initial step in a process. |
| 2. | Phonetics. occurring at the beginning of a word or syllable, as the (k) sound of kite, chasm, or quay. |
–noun
| 3. | an initial letter, as of a word. |
| 4. | the first letter of a proper name. |
| 5. | a letter of extra size or an ornamental character used at the beginning of a chapter or other division of a book, manuscript, or the like. |
–verb (used with object)
| 6. | to mark or sign with an initial or the initials of one's name, esp. as a token of preliminary or informal approval. |
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Initial
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.Initial
In*i"tial\, n. The first letter of a word or a name.Initial
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.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : initial
Spanish:
inicial,
German:
anfänglich,
Japanese:
最初の
initial (adj.)
1526, "of or pertaining to a beginning," from L. initialis "initial, incipient," from initium "a beginning, an entrance," from pp. stem of inire "to go into, enter upon, begin," from in- "into, in" + ire "to go" (see ion). Meaning "standing at the beginning of a word, sentence, etc." (1622) led to noun sense of "initial letter of a name or surname" (1627). The verb meaning "to mark or sign with initials" is from 1864.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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