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Latin adjective initialis, from initium "a going in, entrance, beginning", from prefix in- + verb ire to go.

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initial (not comparable)

Positive
initial

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)

  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
    The initial stages of a syndrome may differ vastly from the final symptoms
  2. Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word

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Singular
initial

Plural
initials

initial (plural initials)

  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.

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Infinitive
to initial

Third person singular
initials

Simple past
initialed or initialled

Past participle
[[initialed or initialled]]

Present participle
initialing or initialling

to initial (third-person singular simple present initials, present participle initialing or initialling, simple past and past participle initialed or initialled)

  1. (transitive) To sign one's initial(s), as an abbreviated signature.
    Please initial each page and sign the contract in full at the bottom.

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From Latin initialis, from initium 'beginning'

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initial m. (f. initiale, m. plural initials, f. plural initiales)

  1. initial

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