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initial

11 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. initial (noun)
  2. initial (verb)
  3. perforated initials (noun plural)
  4. drop initial (noun)
  5. fusiform initial (noun)
  6. middle initial (noun)
  7. missal initial (noun)
  8. raised initial (noun)
  9. ray initial (noun)
  10. standing initial (noun)
  11. sunk initial (noun)

2initial

noun

Definition of INITIAL

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>
2
: a large letter beginning a text or a division or paragraph
3
: anlage, precursor; specifically : a meristematic cell
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Examples of INITIAL

  1. President Franklin D. Roosevelt's middle initial stood for “Delano.”
  2. She put her initials on each page of the contract.
  3. The initials F.D.R. stood for “Franklin Delano Roosevelt.”

First Known Use of INITIAL

1627

Rhymes with INITIAL

official

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