initial

initial
I. adjective Etymology: Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French iniciel, from Latin initialis, from initium beginning, from inire to go into, from in- + ire to go — more at issue Date: 1526 1. of or relating to the beginning ; incipient <
his initial reaction
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2. placed at the beginning ; first <
the initial word of the verse
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initially adverbinitialness noun II. noun Date: 1627 1. a. the first letter of a name b. plural the first letter of each word in a full name <
found that their initials were identical
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2. a large letter beginning a text or a division or paragraph 3. anlage, precursor; specifically a meristematic cell III. transitive verb (initialed or initialled; initialing or initialling) Date: circa 1864 1. to affix an initial to 2. to authenticate or give preliminary approval to by affixing the initials of an authorizing representative

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