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(), 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.] 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. Ini"tial n.The first letter of a word or a name. Ini"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.] スポンサード リンク
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