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Initial
01
the first letter of a person's name, often used to represent their identity in a shorter form
Grammatical Information
animacy status
inanimate
Composition
Compound
countable
plural form
initials
Examples
She embroidered her initials on her handkerchief as a personal touch.
02
the first letter of a word, often used to represent that word in an abbreviated form or part of a phrase
Examples
The company 's name is often shortened to its initials, " IBM. "
to initial
01
to sign a document with the first letters of one's name as a way of giving approval or confirming its validity
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
action verb
regular
present tense
initial
3rd person singular
initials
present participle
initialing
past simple
initialed
past participle
initialed
Examples
The manager asked me to initial each page of the contract before submitting it.
Lexical Tree
initialize
initially
initiate
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