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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Verb 1.6 Derived terms 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Adjective

[ English

[ Etymology

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

[ Pronunciation

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[ Adjective

initial (not comparable)

1. first; of or pertaining to the beginning

   My initial guess turned out to be wrong.

2. Placed at the beginning, as of a list or series.

[ Translations

first; of or pertaining to the beginning

Czech: počáteční Finnish: alku-

German: anfänglich

placed at the beginning

Finnish: ensimmäinen

German: anfänglich

[ Noun

Singular initial

Plural initials

initial (plural initials)

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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.

[ Translations

• French: lettrine f. (1), initiale (2) f.

[ Verb

Infinitive to initial

Third person singular initials

Simple past initialed

Past participle initialed

Present participle initialing

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

1. (transitive) To sign one's initials.

   Please initial each page and sign thee entire packet.

[ Derived terms

• initialism

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[ French

[ Etymology

From Latin initialis, from initium

[ Adjective

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

1. initial