English

Etymology
L. initialis, from initium a going in, entrance, beginning.

Pronunciation

audio|en-us-initial.ogg|Audio (US)

Adjective
en-adj|-

1. first; of or pertaining to the beginning

#:My initial guess turned out to be wrong.

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

Translations
trans-top|first; of or pertaining to the beginning
Finnish: alku-
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|Placed at the beginning
Finnish: ensimmäinen
trans-mid
trans-bottom

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ttbc|Dutch: aanvankelijk
mid
ttbc|French: #French|initial

Noun
en-noun
wikipedia

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
en-verb

1. transitive To sign one's initials.

#:Please initial each page and sign the entire packet.

Derived terms
initialism

French

Etymology
From L. initialis, from initium

Adjective
fr-adj|pm=initiaux

1. #Adjective|initial

et:initial
el:initial
es:initial
fa:initial
fr:initial
io:initial
id:initial
it:initial
hu:initial
ja:initial
simple:initial
ta:initial
te:initial
vi:initial
tr:initial
zh:initial

• 2007-10-05 19:32 - Interwicket - iwiki +ta, te

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