Initial : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Initial	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
initial adj occurring at the beginning; "took the initial step toward reconciliation" n the first letter of a word (especially a person's name); "he refused to put the initials FRS after his name" v mark with one's initials
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Initial \Ini"tial\, a. [L. initialis, from initium a going in, entrance, beginning, fr. inire to go into, to enter, begin; pref. in- in + ire to go: cf. F. initial. See {Issue}, and cf. {Commence}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the beginning; marking the commencement; incipient; commencing; as, the initial* symptoms of a disease. 2. Placed at the beginning; standing at the head, as of a list or series; as, the initial letters of a name.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Initial \In*i"tial\, n. The first letter of a word or a name.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Initial \Ini"tial\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Initialed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Initialing}.] To put an initial* to; to mark with an initial of initials. [R.]