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NGSL Rank: 1279
initial
ɪˈnɪʃ(ə)l Listen
Meanings
adjective
  • existing or occurring at the beginning.
    E.g. our initial impression was favourable
noun
  • the first letter of a name or word, typically a person's given name or a word forming part of a phrase.
    E.g. they carved their initials into the tree trunk
verb
  • mark or sign (a document) with one's initials in order to authorize or validate it.
    E.g. the man initialled the three warrants

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