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 Definitions of initial  [ɪˈnɪʃ əl]  

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Definition of 'initial' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) initial
of, pertaining to, or occurring at the beginning; first:
the initial step in a process.

2. (n.) initial
an initial letter, as of a word.

3.  initial
the first letter of a proper name.

4.  initial
a large, often ornamental letter used at the beginning of a chapter or other division of a book or manuscript.

5. (v.t.) initial
to mark or sign with an initial or the initials of one's name, esp. as a token of approval.

Etymology:  (1520–30; < L initiālis, der. of initi(um) beginning, der. of inīre to enter, begin =in-in-2+īre to go)

Definition of 'initial' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) initial
the first letter of a word (especially a person's name)
"he refused to put the initials FRS after his name"

2. (verb) initial
occurring at the beginning
"took the initial step toward reconciliation"

3. (verb) initial
mark with one's initials


Definition of 'initial' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) initial
before all others; = first
Her initial response was to say "yes."

2. (noun) initial
the first letter of one of your names
Put your initials here to show you've received it.

3. (verb) initial
sb's initials
to write your initials on sth
I read and initialed it.


Definition of 'initial' Webster Dictionary 

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

2. (adj) initial
placed at the beginning; standing at the head, as of a list or series; as, the initial letters of a name

3. (noun) initial
the first letter of a word or a name

4. (verb) initial
to put an initial to; to mark with an initial of initials


Translation of 'initial' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: of, or at, the beginning
There were difficulties during the initial stages of building the house.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: aanvangs Arabic flag Arabic: إبْتِدائي، أوَّلي Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: начален
Brazilian flag Brazilian: inicial Czech flag Czech: počáteční German flag German: anfänglich
Danish flag Danish: indledende; første Greek flag Greek: αρχικός Spanish flag Spanish: inicial
Estonian flag Estonian: alg- Farsi flag Farsi: آولیه Finnish flag Finnish: alku-
French flag French: initial Hebrew flag Hebrew: רִאשוֹנִי Hindi flag Hindi: प्रारम्भिक
Croatian flag Croatian: početni, inicijalan Hungarian flag Hungarian: kezdeti Indonesian flag Indonesian: awal
Icelandic flag Icelandic: fyrstur, byrjunar- Italian flag Italian: iniziale Japanese flag Japanese: 最初の
Korean flag Korean: 처음의 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: pradinis Latvian flag Latvian: sākotnējs; sākuma-
Malay flag Malay: awal Dutch flag Dutch: begin- Norwegian flag Norwegian: start-, begynnelses-, utg
Polish flag Polish: początkowy Persian flag Persian: آولیه Pashto flag Pashto: لومرنی
Portuguese flag Portuguese: inicial Romanian flag Romanian: iniţial Russian flag Russian: начальный
Slovak flag Slovak: počiatočný Slovenian flag Slovenian: začeten Serbian flag Serbian: početni
Swedish flag Swedish: inledande Thai flag Thai: ชั้นต้น Turkish flag Turkish: başlangıç, ilk, ön
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 最初的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: початковий, первісний Urdu flag Urdu: ابتدائی
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: banđầu Chinese flag Chinese: 最初的

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