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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Initial \In*i"tial\, 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}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the beginning; marking the commencement; incipient; commencing; as the initial symptoms of a disease. 2. Placed at the beginning; standing at the head, as of a list or series; as the initial letters of a name From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Initial \In*i"tial\, n. The first letter of a word or a name From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Initial \In*i"tial\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Initialed}; p. pr & vb n. {Initialing}.] To put an initial to to mark with an initial of initials. [R.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: initial adj : occurring at the beginning; "took the initial step toward reconciliation" n : the first letter of a word (especially a person's name); "he refused to put the initials FRS after his name" v : mark with one's initials
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