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