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Initial

POS

Noun, Verb (usu participle), Adjective

HYPHEN

in=i=tial

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun Initial has 1 sense

initial(n = noun.communication) - the first letter of a word (especially a person's name); "he refused to put the initials FRS after his name"

is a kind of

alphabetic character

letter

letter of the alphabet

Derived form verb initial₁

Verb Initial has 1 sense

initial(v = verb.communication) - mark with one's initials;

is one way to

sign

Derived form noun initial₁

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

Adjective Initial has 1 sense

initial(s = adj.all) - occurring at the beginning; "took the initial step toward reconciliation"

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CIDE DICTIONARY

Initial, 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.].

Of or pertaining to the beginning; marking the commencement; incipient; commencing; as, the initial symptoms of a disease. [1913 Webster]
Placed at the beginning; standing at the head, as of a list or series; as, the initial letters of a name. [1913 Webster]

Initial, n.

The first letter of a word or a name. [1913 Webster]

Initial, v. t.

To put an initial to; to mark with an initial of initials. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

Initial, adj., n., & v.
--adj. of, existing, or occurring at the beginning (initial stage; initial expenses).
--n.
1 = initial letter.
2 (usu. in pl.) the first letter or letters of the words of a (esp. a person's) name or names.
--v.tr. (initialled, initialling; US initialed, initialing) mark or sign with one's initials.

Idiom

initial letter (or consonant) a letter or consonant at the beginning of a word. initial teaching alphabet a 44-letter phonetic alphabet used to help those beginning to read and write English.

Derivative

initially adv.

Etymology

L initialis f. initium beginning f. inire init- go in

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THESAURUS

Initial

OK, 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, 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

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Initial

Beginning

N beginning, commencement, opening, outset, incipience, inception, inchoation, introduction, alpha, initial, inauguration, debut, le premier pas, embarcation, rising of the curtain, maiden speech, outbreak, onset, brunt, initiative, move, first move, narrow end of the wedge, thin end of the wedge, fresh start, new departure, origin, source, rise, bud, germ, egg, rudiment, genesis, primogenesis, birth, nativity, cradle, infancy, start, inception, creation, starting point, dawn, evolution, title-page, head, heading, van, caption, fatihah, entrance, entry, inlet, orifice, mouth, chops, lips, porch, portal, portico, propylon, door, gate, gateway, postern, wicket, threshold, vestibule, propylaeum, skirts, border, first stage, first blush, first glance, first impression, first sight, rudiments, elements, outlines, grammar, alphabet, ABC, beginning, initial, initiatory, initiative, inceptive, introductory, incipient, proemial, inaugural, inchoate, inchoative, embryonic, rudimental, primogenial, primeval, primitive, primordial, aboriginal, natal, nascent, first, foremost, leading, maiden, begun, just begun, at the beginning, in the beginning first, in the first place, imprimis, first and foremost, in limine, in the bud, in embryo, in its infancy, from the beginning, from its birth, ab initio, ab ovo, ab incunabilis, ab origine, let's get going!, let's get this show on the road!, up and at 'em!, aller Anfang ist schwer, dimidium facti qui coepit habet, omnium rerum principia parva sunt, beginning, commencement, opening, outset, incipience, inception, inchoation, introduction, alpha, initial, inauguration, debut, le premier pas, embarcation, rising of the curtain, maiden speech, outbreak, onset, brunt, initiative, move, first move, narrow end of the wedge, thin end of the wedge, fresh start, new departure, origin, source, rise, bud, germ, egg, rudiment, genesis, primogenesis, birth, nativity, cradle, infancy, start, inception, creation, starting point, dawn, evolution, title-page, head, heading, van, caption, fatihah, entrance, entry, inlet, orifice, mouth, chops, lips, porch, portal, portico, propylon, door, gate, gateway, postern, wicket, threshold, vestibule, propylaeum, skirts, border, first stage, first blush, first glance, first impression, first sight, rudiments, elements, outlines, grammar, alphabet, ABC, beginning, initial, initiatory, initiative, inceptive, introductory, incipient, proemial, inaugural, inchoate, inchoative, embryonic, rudimental, primogenial, primeval, primitive, primordial, aboriginal, natal, nascent, first, foremost, leading, maiden, begun, just begun, at the beginning, in the beginning first, in the first place, imprimis, first and foremost, in limine, in the bud, in embryo, in its infancy, from the beginning, from its birth, ab initio, ab ovo, ab incunabilis, ab origine, let's get going!, let's get this show on the road!, up and at 'em!, aller Anfang ist schwer, dimidium facti qui coepit habet, omnium rerum principia parva sunt.

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