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- Dictionaryinitial/ɪˈnɪʃl/
adjective
- 1. existing or occurring at the beginning: "our initial impression was favourable"
noun
- 1. the first letter of a name or word, typically a person's given name or a word forming part of a phrase: "they carved their initials into the tree trunk"
verb
- 1. mark or sign (a document) with one's initials in order to authorize or validate it: "the man initialled the three warrants" Similar
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INITIAL definition: 1. of or at the beginning: 2. the first letter of a name, especially when used to represent the…. Learn more.
initial: [adjective] of or relating to the beginning : incipient.
Initial definition: of, relating to, or occurring at the beginning; first. See examples of INITIAL used in a sentence.
5 meanings: 1. of, at, or concerning the beginning 2. the first letter of a word, esp a person's name 3. printing a large.... Click for more definitions.
initial: 1 adj occurring at the beginning “took the initial step toward reconciliation” Synonyms: first preceding all others in time or space or degree n the first letter of a word (especially a person's name) “he refused to put the initials FRS after his name” Type of: alphabetic character , letter , letter of the alphabet the conventional ...
Synonyms for INITIAL: first, original, inaugural, earliest, maiden, foremost, previous, early; Antonyms of INITIAL: final, last, latter, latest, ultimate, terminal ...
initial meaning, definition, what is initial: happening at the beginning: Learn more.
INITIAL definition: 1. first, or happening at the beginning: 2. the first letter of a name: 3. to write your initials…. Learn more.
Definition of initial noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
b. initials The first letter of each word of a person's full name considered as a unit: stationery monogrammed with her initials.
