Initial

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of, relating to, or occurring at the beginning; first: took the initial step toward peace.
  • adj. Designating the first letter or letters of a word.
  • n. The first letter of a proper name.
  • n. The first letter of each word of a person's full name considered as a unit: stationery monogrammed with her initials.
  • n. The first letter of a word.
  • n. A large, often highly decorated letter set at the beginning of a chapter, verse, or paragraph.
  • v. To mark or sign with initials, especially for purposes of authorization or approval.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin
  • adj. Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word
  • n. The first letter of a word or a name.
  • n. In plural, the first letter of each word of a person's full name considered as a unit
  • n. A distinguished initial letter of a chapter or section of a document.
  • n. onset, part of a syllable that precedes the syllable nucleus in phonetics and phonology.
  • v. To sign one's initial(s), as an abbreviated signature.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Of or pertaining to the beginning; marking the commencement; incipient; commencing.
  • adj. Placed at the beginning; standing at the head, as of a list or series.
  • n. The first letter of a word or a name.
  • v. To put an initial to; to mark with an initial of initials.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of or pertaining to the beginning; incipient: as, the initial step in a proceeding.
  • Placed at the beginning; standing at the head: as, the initial letter of a word, or of a chapter in a book.
  • n. The initial or first letter of a word; an initial letter.
  • n. The first letter of a book or writing, or of any division of it, distinguished from the body of the text by larger size or more ornamental character, or both.
  • n. In plain-song, a tone with which a melody may begin. In strict usage the initials for each mode are prescribed, and called absolute initials.
  • To put one's initial or initials to or on; sign or mark with initials: as, an initialed handkerchief; initialed paper.
  • n. In steam-engines, an abbreviation of initial pressure (which see).
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. occurring at the beginning
  • v. mark with one's initials
  • n. the first letter of a word (especially a person's name)
    • Equivalent
    first   
    Antonym
    final   
    Verb Form
    initialed    initialing    initialled    initialling    initials   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    sign    letter    letter of the alphabet    alphabetic character   
    Cross Reference
    elementary    initial tension    initial letter    initial stress    initial line    initial cells    middle   
    Variant
    initialling    initialled   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    incipient    commencing    opening    drop cap    versal   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    artificial    beneficial    judicial    official    prejudicial    sacrificial    superficial    unofficial   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    actual    final    additional   
     
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