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initial[1,adjective] initial[2,noun] initial[3,transitive verb] alliteration initial rhyme initial side

Main Entry: ¹ini·tial
Pronunciation: i-'ni-sh&l
Function: 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
1 : of or relating to the beginning : INCIPIENT <his initial reaction>
2 : placed at the beginning : FIRST <the initial word of the verse>
- ini·tial·ly /i-'ni-sh(&-)lE/ adverb
- ini·tial·ness /i-'ni-sh&l-n&s/ noun