initial

Noun · Verb · Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. the first letter of a word (especially a person's name)“he refused to put the initials FRS after his name”

Verb (1)

  1. mark with one's initials

Adjective (1)

  1. occurring at the beginning“took the initial step toward reconciliation”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Initial \In*i"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.] [1913 Webster]

1.Of or pertaining to the beginning; marking the commencement; incipient; commencing; as, the initial symptoms of a disease. [1913 Webster]

2.Placed at the beginning; standing at the head, as of a list or series; as, the initial letters of a name. [1913 Webster]

Initial \In*i"tial\, n. The first letter of a word or a name. [1913 Webster]
Initial \In*i"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.] [1913 Webster]
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