INITIAL — Definition of INITIAL
noun
1
The first letter of a word or a name.
2
In plural, the first letter of each word of a person's full name considered as a unit.
You can get your initials printed at the top.
3
A distinguished initial letter of a chapter or section of a document.
4
Onset, part of a syllable that precedes the syllable nucleus in phonetics and phonology.
verb
1
To sign one's initial(s), as an abbreviated signature.
Please initial each page and sign the contract in full at the bottom.
adjective
1
Chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin.
Our initial admiration for their efficiency gave way to disgust about their methods.
2
Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word.
The initial letter of names is usually printed with a capital letter.
📚 Source: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/initial
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