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ini·tials
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Initialsnoun
The first letters of a person's first and last name, and sometimes also the first letters of the middle name or names; as, sign your initials in the margin; people identified only by their initials.
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initialsnoun
An abbreviation of a person's name, constructed by taking the initial letters of first, last, and sometimes middle name. See monogram
Editors Contribution
initialsnoun
Plural noun and verb form of the word initial.
The teacher put his initials at the end of his pupils work to indicate he had marked it and put the result also.
Submitted by MaryC on January 20, 2017
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of initials in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of initials in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of initials in a Sentence
The document is signed by Elvis (twice in his full name Elvis Aaron Presley and once with his initials EAP) and four times by Priscilla (three times in her name Priscilla Ann Presley and once with her initial's PAP) also signed with their attorneys signatures.
If you don't know what to do with many of the papers piled on your desk, stick a dozen colleagues' initials on 'em, and pass them along. When in doubt, route.
Trump said, using the initials for Director of National Intelligence. Facts First: It's false to suggest that Russia wants Trump to lose. In fact, senior US intelligence officials announced months ago that Russia is actively meddling in the election to hurt Biden. The top US intelligence official for election security, William Evanina, announced in August that the Russian government is interfering in the 2020 election to hurt Biden's candidacy, primarily by spreading disinformation about alleged.
I tend to really like dramatic jewelry like earrings that graze my shoulders and big cocktail rings, i typically have a stack of bracelets on each wrist that mean something special to me. I never take off my Cartier Juste Un Clou which is engraved with my son's initials and was a gift from my husband when he was born.
The director of the theater I was working at showed me some photographs he got from women who were wanting jobs, they were actors. And some of them had ? I think these were the initials ? at the bottom of their photograph ‘ DRR ’ — directors ’ rights respected.
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