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Webster 1913 Edition

Initial

In-i′tial

,
Adj.
[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
.

In-i′tial

,
Noun.
The first letter of a word or a name.

In-i′tial

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Initialed
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Initialing
.]
To put an initial to; to mark with an initial of initials.
[R.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Initial

INI'TIAL

,
Adj.
[L. initialis, initium, beginning.]
1.
Beginning; placed at the beginning; as the initial letters of a name.
2.
Beginning; incipient; as the initial symptoms of a disease.

INI'TIAL

,
Noun.
The first letter of a name.

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