Definitions for initial

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initial in·i·tial

Spelling: [ih-nish-uh l]

IPA: /ɪˈnɪʃ əl/

Initial is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 78 anagrams from letters in initial (aiiilnt).

Definitions for initial

noun

1. an initial letter, as of a word.
2. the first letter of a proper name.
3. a letter of extra size or an ornamental character used at the beginning of a chapter or other division of a book, manuscript, or the like.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or occurring at the beginning; first:
2. Phonetics. occurring at the beginning of a word or syllable, as the (k) sound of kite, chasm, or quay.

verb (used with object)

1. to mark or sign with an initial or the initials of one's name, especially as a token of preliminary or informal approval.

Origin of initial

1520-30; Latin initiālis, equivalent to initi(um) beginning (init-, noun derivative of inīre to enter, begin; in- in-² + īre to go; cf.

Examples for initial

This is the initial symptom of the complaint, and may lead to the commission of assault.

What follows is some of my initial reporting on the rise of the group, published in Wingnuts.

And yet this practice is just as necessary as the initial lessons on level ground.

“The U.S. Navy will attain IOC [initial operational capability] in 2018 with 3F software,” DellaVedova wrote.

They maintain that the initial radicalization tends to occur offline before it is then reinforced online.

"That goes very well with the initial on the kerchief," said Parson Jones.

Miles and Ward were recovering somewhat from their initial astonishment.

Typically, aircraft will work in pairs where the flight lead will make an initial pass to mark a target with rockets.

In an interview with ESPN, Jaffe recalled his initial meeting with Stuart Scott.

In the initial stages of building, the hull was upside down.